{"id":21291,"date":"2020-11-12T21:50:03","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T18:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/port-of-rotterdam-shipping-sector-embracing-lng-as-fuel\/21291\/"},"modified":"2020-11-12T21:50:03","modified_gmt":"2020-11-12T18:50:03","slug":"port-of-rotterdam-shipping-sector-embracing-lng-as-fuel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/port-of-rotterdam-shipping-sector-embracing-lng-as-fuel\/21291\/","title":{"rendered":"Port of Rotterdam: shipping sector embracing LNG as fuel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Port of Rotterdam noted that the liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel is gaining in popularity in the shipping sector. <\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption>Courtesy of Port of Rotterdam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On Thursday, the port hosted a bunkering operation with Total&#8217;s Gas Agility delivering chilled fuel to the world\u2019s largest LNG-powered containership CMA CGM Jacques Saade.<\/p>\n<p>Gas Agility, the world&#8217;s largest bunkering vessels supplied 18,000 cubic meters of LNG to the ultra-large container vessel in a 16-hour operation. <\/p>\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"block block-related-article\">\n<div class=\"card-rich \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.offshore-energy.biz\/worlds-largest-lng-bunkering-ship-arrives-in-rotterdam\/\" class=\"card__lazyload card-rich__image\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/cdn.offshorewind.biz\/file\/sites\/6\/2020\/08\/23225101\/World%E2%80%99s-largest-LNG-bunkering-ship-arrives-in-Rotterdam.jpg')\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-rich__element card-rich__time-ago\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Posted:<\/span> 2 months ago\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-rich__content\">\n<div class=\"card-rich__partner-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"card-rich__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.offshore-energy.biz\/worlds-largest-lng-bunkering-ship-arrives-in-rotterdam\/\" class=\"card-rich__link\" aria-label=\"Read more about: World\u2019s largest LNG bunkering ship arrives in Rotterdam\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tWorld\u2019s largest LNG bunkering ship arrives in Rotterdam<br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<div class=\"card-rich__element card-rich__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Categories:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"card-category-list no-list\">\n<li class=\"card-category-list__item\">Infrastructure<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"card__element card-rich__time-ago\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Posted:<\/span> 2 months ago\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Port of Rotterdam noted that Gas Agility was built especially to supply ULCVs (Ultra Large Container Vessels) like Jacques Saade with LNG while they are loading or unloading their cargo.<\/p>\n<p>A total of nine LNG bunker vessels operate in Rotterdam\u2019s port area, of which three can be found working there on a permanent basis. <\/p>\n<p>LNG is becoming increasingly popular as a transport fuel in the shipping sector, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.portofrotterdam.com\/en\/news-and-press-releases\/new-cma-cgm-flagship-jacques-saade-to-call-on-rotterdam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Port of Rotterdam Authority (opens in a new tab)\">Port of Rotterdam Authority<\/a> said. <\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Like CMA CGM, we support the transition from heavy fuel oil to liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a transport fuel for shipping. At present, LNG is the cleanest fuel that can be considered scalable and affordable for this ship category. Moreover, the introduction of these new LNG-powered vessels supports the Port Authority\u2019s ambition to serve as a key hub in the import, export, storage and bunkering of LNG<\/em>&#8220;, <strong>Allard Castelein<\/strong>, CEO of the Port Authority said. <\/p>\n<p>He noted that CMA CGM&#8217;s nine-strong fleet will be bunkering some 300,000 cubic meters of LNG in Rotterdam. <\/p>\n<p>Jacques Saade is the first LNG-powered container vessel with a capacity of over 23,000-TEU containers. CMA CGM has ordered another eight of these ULCVs at the Chinese Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding yard, a unit of China State Shipbuilding Corporation. <\/p>\n<p>By 2022, the shipping company plans to have a fleet of no fewer than 26 LNG-powered vessels in service including nine 23,000-TEU ships, eleven <a href=\"https:\/\/www.offshore-energy.biz\/cma-cgm-1st-bunkering-operation-completed-for-15000-teu-lng-powered-newbuild\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">15,000-TEU ships<\/a> and six 14,000-TEU ships.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.offshore-energy.biz\/port-of-rotterdam-shipping-sector-embracing-lng-as-fuel\/\">Port of Rotterdam: shipping sector embracing LNG as fuel<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.offshore-energy.biz\">Offshore Energy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>world maritime news<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Port of Rotterdam noted that the liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel is gaining in popularity in the shipping sector. Courtesy of Port of Rotterdam On Thursday, the port hosted a bunkering operation with Total&#8217;s Gas Agility delivering chilled fuel to the world\u2019s largest LNG-powered containership CMA CGM Jacques Saade. 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