- Pavilion performed world’s first ship-to-ship LNG refueling operation 2000 cubic metres of LNG.
- The refueling was done at Singapore port which has already become the world’s largest bunkering hub in 2018 with a fuel sale of 49.8 million tonnes.
- The company along with its licensed bunker supplier Pavilion Gas, is planning to be the ultimate bunker supply solutions in the Singapore region.
- This comes at a time as IMO’s 0.5% sulphur fuel regulation are due in 2020 and LNG with its 90-95% emission reduction potential can help in this process.
- According to experts, by 2030 LNG will have a 10% share in the global marine fuel mix.
In a major development, Pavilion Energy has announced that they have performed the first commercial ship-to-ship (STS) liquefied natural gas (LNG) refueling operation in the port of Singapore, says an article published in Platts.
World’s largest bunkering hub
In Singapore, the world’s largest bunkering hub with sales of 49.8 million tonnes of fuel in 2018 is continuing to expand their LNG infrastructure and strengthen their role as a global bunkering port and LNG trading hub.
They are also promoting the use of cleaner bunker fuels as stricter environmental rules in global shipping loom.
The operation included loading 2,000 cubic metres of LNG onto a small-scale tanker at the Singapore LNG (SLNG) Terminal, followed by an STS transfer to a receiving heavy-lift commercial vessel.
The Company’s Outlook and Commitment
“Through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Pavilion Gas, a licensed LNG bunker supplier in the Port of Singapore, Pavilion Energy is at the forefront of change for cleaner and more responsible solutions with LNG bunkering,” it said
Pavilion Energy is committed to delivering a comprehensive suite of LNG bunker supply solutions to Singapore and the region, Frederic H. Barnaud, Group CEO of Pavilion Energy, said, adding that Pavilion Energy worked in close collaboration with the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, SLNG Corporation and others, to achieve this milestone.
LNG As A Marine Fuel
From 2020, International Maritime Organization (IMO) rules will ban ships from using fuels with a sulphur content above 0.5 per cent – compared with 3.5 per cent now – unless they are equipped to clean their sulphur emissions.
Using LNG to power ships instead of traditional fuels like fuel oil or gasoil can reduce polluting emissions of nitrogen oxides and sulphur oxides by 90 to 95 per cent, according to industry estimates.
Compared to existing heavy marine fuel oils, LNG also emits 90% less nitrogen oxide, and through the use of best practices and appropriate technologies to minimize methane leakage, realistic reduction of GHG by 10-20% with a potential for up to 25% can be expected, according to industry sources.
Due to upcoming rules, availability and expectations of favorable pricing economics, LNG’s adoption as a marine fuel is expected to be high, with some industry sources expecting it to account for over 10% share of the global marine fuel mix by 2030.
Increase use of LNG bunkers
Pavilion Energy, for its part, has taken several initiatives to develop its LNG potential.
It demonstrated its truck-to-ship bunkering capabilities in 2017, and
expanded its bunker logistics with the charter of its first LNG bunker vessel
Other major bunkering ports like Rotterdam in the Netherlands have also encouraged the use of LNG bunkers.
“The 12,000 cu m GTT Mark III Flex membrane LNG bunker vessel is set for delivery by 2021, and is the largest of its kind set for use in the Port of Singapore to date,” it said.
“Pavilion Energy continues to be a key contributor to the Technical Reference (TR56) for safe, reliable and efficient LNG bunkering operations in the Port of Singapore,” it added.
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Source: Platts
