Fure Ven is just one of Furetank’s V-Series, a brand-new generation of item as well as chemical vessels presented in 2018.
Fure Ven, a dual-fueled vessel possessed as well as run by Furetank of Dons ö, Sweden, has actually ended up being ended up being the initial non-U.S. flagged vessel to shelter LNG in the United States, making use of LNG sourced by Eagle LNG.
The bunkering procedure happened September 1, when the 18,000 DWT vessel transited theSt Johns River, calling at the Port of Jacksonville (JAXPORT) Talleyrand Marine Terminal, which offers Crowley Maritime Corporation.
Eagle LNG Partners securely moved 225 statistics tonnes of LNG to the vessel from its on-site storage space center, with the bunkering advancement taking much less than 7 hrs to finish. The vessel was stuffed with sustainable diesel freight for Preem, the biggest oil as well as biofuels firm headquartered in Sweden.
Eagle LNG claims the landmark leads the way for even more worldwide trading vessels to shelter with LNG at JAXPORT.
The bunkering procedure was performed under UNITED STATE Coast Guard oversight.
“There are over 150 existing non-gas carrier foreign vessels that are utilizing low flashpoint fuels as a marine fuel and over 200 more vessels on order. With the increasing eco-friendly demands, Fure Ven marks the inaugural foreign vessel gas bunker operation to occur in the U.S,” claimedLt Yue Shen, of the USCG Liquefied Gas Carrier National Center of Expertise.
GAC Group helped all events by broking the LNG gas as well as giving ship firm solutions to the vessel throughout her trip throughout theAtlantic Ocean This is the very first time in its background that GAC’s Bunker Fuels department has actually safeguarded a bargain to provide LNG as an aquatic gas.
Fure Ven is just one of Furetank’s V-Series, a brand-new generation of item as well as chemical vessels presented in 2018, which utilize cutting-edge layout functions as well as LNG to supply a gas usage decrease of about 40%. The vessels have actually likewise attained considerable decreases in discharges– 55% much less CARBON DIOXIDE, 86% much less NOx, 99% much less SOx as well as 99% much less particle issue (PM)– contrasted to conventionally-fueled vessels of the very same dimension, of earlier layouts.
“We note with pleasure that LNG bunkering is becoming available in more and more places, not least the U.S., and we are confident that investing in the V-series particularly contributes to a cleaner environment worldwide,” claimed Lars Höglund, Chief Executive Officer of Furetank.
“As a pioneer in LNG bunkering and a global leader in small-scale LNG, the team at Eagle LNG is proud to have partnered with the trailblazers at Furetank and GAC, along with numerous crucial stakeholders including JAXPORT, Crowley Maritime and the U.S. Coast Guard, to safely accomplish this first-ever LNG bunkering of a foreign flagged tanker in the United States,” claimed Sean Lalani, head of state of Eagle LNG. “Were it not for the pioneering spirit of our partners at Crowley Maritime, with whom we have already safely completed over 100 bunkering events, and the vision of Chairman and CEO Tom Crowley, this historic milestone for LNG bunkering globally and for North Florida would not have been possible.”
Nicholas Browne, GAC Bunker Fuels’ Global Director, claimed: “We are proud to have worked alongside Furetank and Eagle LNG to deliver the safe and successful refueling of Fure Venn in Jacksonville. Like Furetank and Eagle LNG, GAC wants to do more than simply follow the development of environmentally friendly shipping—we want to play an active role in creating and facilitating the transition.”
