Nauticor Claims First Ship- to-Ship LNG Bunkering in Germany
Hamburg- based Nauticor has actually performed the initial ship-to-ship LNG bunkering procedure in Germany utilizing its shelter supply vessel Kairos.
The procedure occurred today at the Elbehafen Brunsb üttel, component of Brunsb üttel Ports.
During the procedure, the Kairos provided to 300 cubic meters of LNG to DEME Group’s routing suction receptacle dredger Scheldt River, which is carrying out upkeep dredging works with theLower Elbe In the past, the vessel has actually gotten LNG from Nauticor via truck-to-ship bunkering procedures
The BSV Kairos was provided to Nauticor in 2018. With 7,500 cbm of LNG ability, the vessel is the biggest LNG bunkering vessel developed to day. The ice-class vessel likewise includes a ballast-free style and also a mounted CNG storage tank to keep vapor return gas from client vessels.
Kairos is had by Babcock Schulte Energy (BSE) and also will certainly be time-chartered to a joint endeavor managed by Hamburg- based Nauticor, component of The Linde Group.
The vessel will certainly be made use of to bunker big ocean-going vessels in the Baltic area and also Northwest Europe.