Titan LNG Claims Doubled Speed for LNG Bunkering

Titan LNG bunkered the Fure West on Friday using equipment known as a T-piece.
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Titan LNG today announced that it has doubled the speed of liqufied natural gas (LNG) bunkering after the company bunkered Furetank Rederi AB's (Furetank's) LNG-powered M/T Fure West in Amsterdam on Friday using equipment that combines the flow from two trucks into one bunkering hose, known as a T-piece.

"The T-Piece reduces the bunkering time for our vessel significantly, we look forward to have Titan LNG make it available in other ports as well," said Hans Lindgren, a vessel operator for Furetank.

Use of the t-piece is said to have enabled the operation's pumping rate to reach 28 tonnes per hour.

"We really appreciate the efforts made by Titan LNG to deliver LNG to our ships. Quick and efficient bunkering operation is of the utmost importance to us. We look forward to continued cooperation with them in the future," said Lars Höglund, Managing Director of Furetank.

A total of six trucks were used to deliver LNG using the T-piece during the bunkering operation that was supported and surveyed by the Port of Amsterdam.

"We are very pleased to be the first port in the wider region that is able to approve the simultaneous discharging of 2 trucks. We welcome this advance in efficiency, which will hopefully further accelerate the transition to LNG as a marine fuel with the associated environmental benefits," said Didier de Beaumont, Commercial Manager for the Port of Amsterdam.

As approved by the Port of Amsterdam Harbourmaster, the operation was carried out at the Groene Kade LNG quay based on a quantitative risk assessment.

"We are very happy with this result and the increase in the speed of bunkering process and thank our partners Nijman/Zeetank and AMS," said Michael Schaap, Commercial Director for Titan LNG's marine business.

"Speed is important to reduce the downtime of the vessel so that LNG can compete in every way with conventional bunker fuels. The T-piece is an important innovative step on the road to launching our FlexFueler bunkering pontoon next year."

In April, Titan LNG announced that it had signed a two-year contract with Amulet Management & Services (AMS) for the supply of bunkers to the LNG-fuelled vessels MS Green Rhine and MS Greenstream.