Yokohama headquartered Ecobunker Shipping the other day held an identifying and also introducing event for Japan’s initial bunkering vessel with the ability of ship-to-ship shipments of both LNG and also VLSFO (really reduced sulfur gas oil).’
Being developed at Fukuoka Shipbuilding, the ship was called Ecobunker Tokyo Bay in an event with minimal presence, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, that was real-time streamed on YouTube.
The 95.57 meter x 15.8 meter ship has an LNG capability of 2,500 cu.m and also a VLSFO capability of 1,500 cu.m.
It is currently finishing outfitting at the shipyard, consisting of setup of containers and also devices and also is readied to get in solution on Tokyo Bay in 2021.