ITB’s ATB pull Island Regent seen pressing dual hulled polished oil items barge
Richmond, B.C., based Cryopeak LNG Solutions Corporation has actually authorized a Memorandum of Understanding with Island Tug & &Barge Ltd to supply LNG bunkering solutions in southwest British Columbia.
Cryopeak and also ITB have actually established a layout for a 4,000 cu.m expressed pull and also barge that is prepared to be in procedure in 2023. An essential attribute of the remedy is that it will certainly take advantage of among ITB existing yanks developed and also integrated in Vancouver to supply LNG as a gas to delivery firms phoning call to ports on the West Coast.
Island Tug and also Barge (ITB), a subsidiary of Tidewater Canada, Inc., is the West Coast’s biggest Canadian mass carrier of polished oil items. Its fleet consists of 2 just recently provided Robert Alan developed twin Z-drive, ATB press yanks created at its very own Annacis Island Shipyard, the secondly of which, Island Regent, was provided in June in 2015 (see earlier tale).
“We are excited to partner with Island Tug & Barge to combine ITB’s marine operations expertise with Cryopeak’s expertise in LNG distribution and project development. We look forward to developing this initiative and supporting the use of LNG as a marine fuel on the West Coast,” claims Calum McClure, Chief Executive Officer ofCryopeak “This initiative supports the Port of Vancouver in joining other leading ports globally in offering LNG bunkering services.”
Cryopeak has actually involved with neighborhood First Nations to establish service possibilities related to the job.
Cryopeak claims that the job remains in line with its approach of being an up and down incorporated and also full-service carrier of LNG to Western and also Northern Canada, along with Alaska.
