The container feeder vessel MV Wes Amelie saved its operators an average of €2,750/day ($3,059/day) by burning liquefied natural gas (LNG) rather than marine gasoil (MGO) in 2019, reports Ship&Bunker.
The ship was converted to run on LNG in 2017 and consumes an average of 10 mt/day, its owner, Wessels Marine said.
LNG as marine fuel
“Competitive prices, that is one of two important elements that the ongoing spread of LNG as marine fuel needs,” the company said on its website.
“And the price for LNG definitely is competitive to conventional fuels, even against heavy fuel oil.”
“And the other element, which is the LNG bunker infrastructure, is developing quite dynamically with a number of orders placed.”
The €2,750/day saving is before reduced port fees for LNG-fuelled vessels are considered, the company said.
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Source: Ship&Bunker
