Port of Zeebrugge starts ship-to-ship bunkering

At the port of Zeebrugge the bunkering vessel ENGIE Zeebrugge has delivered its first LNG as a marine fuel to M/V AUTO ECO and M/V AUTO ENERGY, two new gas-propelled pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) of UECC. The LNG bunkering operations were conducted simultaneously while cargo operations for the PCTCs were taking place.

ENGIE Zeebrugge, which is the world’s first purpose-built LNG bunkering vessel, arrived in Zeebrugge at the beginning of April after delivery from Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction in Busan, South Korea, and a 38-day maiden voyage. She is now executing a weekly service to the PCTCs of UECC and is the world’s first LNG bunkering vessel to perform regular ship-to-ship bunkering services. ENGIE Zeebrugge loads LNG at Fluxys’ LNG terminal which recently commissioned its second jetty specifically designed for also receiving very small LNG carriers.

For more information visit www.portofzeebrugge.be

19th June 2017