ENGIE Marks Beginning of LNG Bunkering Vessel's Regular Service at Zeebrugge

by Ship & Bunker News Team
Wednesday June 14, 2017

ENGIE today announced that the liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering vessel ENGIE Zeebrugge has performed its first bunkering operations in the Port of Zeebrugge, providing LNG bunkers to the United European Car Carriers (UECC) vessels M/V AUTO ECO and M/V AUTO ENERGY.

As Ship & Bunker reported, ENGIE Zeebrugge - hailed as the world's first purpose-built LNG bunkering vessel - arrived in Zeebrugge at the beginning of April.

The vessel is now carrying out a weekly service to UECC's carriers.

"The first ship-to-ship bunkering operations are a key milestone in the development of the nascent LNG bunkering market, which needs the collaboration of many stakeholders to gain a foothold: industrial companies, manufacturers, regulatory bodies, port authorities, and shipping companies," said ENGIE.

"The joint efforts of the companies and authorities involved seek to curb carbon and health impacting emissions in shipping and come in support of the European alternative fuels strategy for sustainable mobility."

As Ship & Bunker has previously reported, ENGIE Zeebrugge is jointly owned by ENGIE, Mitsubishi Corporation, NYK Line, and Fluxys, and will service all types of shipping customers in Northern Europe under the brand Gas4Sea.