(VANCOUVER, British Columbia) — Seaspan Energy has successfully completed its first ship-to-ship transfer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to a containership in the Port of Long Beach, Calif.
The operation marks the beginning of Seaspan’s service offering on the West Coast of North America with two LNG bunkering vessels to soon serve the Long Beach and Vancouver markets.
“Our first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering has been five years in the making, and our team is so proud of this milestone especially as this represents the first ship-to-ship bunkering on the West Coast of North America,” said Harly Penner, senior vice president, Seaspan Energy. “We are committed to offering large vessel operators a low-carbon fuel solution and this is the first of many successful operations to support a sustainable shift in the global marine sector.”
The ship-to-ship transfer was performed by Seaspan Garibaldi, the first of three Seaspan Energy 367-foot LNG bunkering vessels to be operational. Seaspan Garibaldi will soon be joined by Seaspan Lions, and both bunkering vessels will support the market on the West Coast of North America.
Seaspan Energy is the first Canadian company to provide ship-to-ship bunkering solutions.
– Seaspan
