Historic LNG bunkering in the US
The 18,000 DWT Swedish vessel called at Eagle LNG’s bunker station, adjacent to the Talleyrand Marine Terminal which serves Crowley Maritime Corporation, at JAXPORT in Florida. Eagle LNG Partners transferred 225t of LNG to Fure Ven from its onsite storage facility. Eagle LNG is the first US company to deliver LNG bunker fuel to a foreign-flagged vessel.
GAC Group assisted all parties by broking the LNG fuel and providing ship agency services to the vessel during her voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. This is the first time that GAC’s bunker fuels division has secured a deal to supply LNG as a marine fuel.
Sean Lalani, president of Eagle LNG, said: “As a pioneer in LNG bunkering and a global leader in small-scale LNG, the team at Eagle LNG is proud to have partnered with the trailblazers at Furetank and GAC, along with numerous crucial stakeholders including JAXPORT, Crowley Maritime and the U.S. Coast Guard, to safely accomplish this first-ever LNG bunkering in the United States. It is only fitting that this first bunkering happens in Jacksonville where JAXPORT, local officials, and the community have embraced the shipping industry’s transition to the more sustainable, affordable LNG.”
Fure Ven is one of Furetank’s V-Series vessels, which leverage innovative design features and LNG to deliver a fuel reduction of approximately 40%. These vessels have also achieved substantial reductions in emissions – 55% less CO2, 86% less NOx, 99% less SOx, and 99% less particulate matter (PM) – compared to vessels of the same size, of earlier designs.
