bunker barge

Bay Shipbuilding lays keel for new LNG bunker barge

Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding and Polaris New Energy hosted a private ceremonial keel laying in late June, celebrating the start of construction of an LNG (liquefied natural gas) bunker barge. The 340’x66’x32’10” barge will be named the Clean Canaveral and will operate as an articulated tug and barge unit that initially runs along the U.S. East Coast, providing LNG bunkering solutions to NorthStar Midstream’s customers.

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Prax Expands Its Bunker Barge Fleet Ahead of 2020

According to an Argus Media report, UK-based fuel supplier Prax has chartered a bunker barge for low-sulphur marine fuels in preparation for the new sulphur cap from January 2020.

About the Bunker Barge

The 1,800 m³ capacity inland bunker barge, Florida, will be based at the port of Zeebrugge in Belgium and is expected to supply fuel compliant with the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) 0.5pc sulphur cap. Prax expects that demand for low-sulphur fuel will increase once regulations take...

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Europe Unveils First LNG Inland Bunker Barge

  • Europe has unveiled its first inland LNG bunker barge model for its LNG bunkering infrastructure.
  • The LNG bunker has been named FlexFueler001 in ceremony by Dutch LNG supplier Titan LNG at the Port of Amsterdam.
  • In June, the vessel already performed its first bunkering operation. It has also bunkered the roll-on roll-off (roro) cargo vessel Kvitnos at the Port of Rotterdam.
  • The model has been created for low-capex, low-opex LNG bunkering infrastructure at ports and terminals.
  • The...

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