- Asia’s largest LNG bunkering vessel has reached its first milestone with the strike steel ceremony held at the Sembcorp Marine’s shipyard.
- Built by Sembcorp Marine for Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), the bunker ship will be the second vessel of its kind in Singapore.
A steel cutting ceremony has marked the start of construction of what has been termed as “Singapore’s largest” LNG bunkering vessel, reports Safety4sea.
Pavilion Energy places the order
Pavilion Energy, the Temasek-owned company, issued the order for the vessel.
A company official at Pavilion Energy said the first milestone has been reached after month of engineering design work since the FID has been taken on the long-term charter of the 12,000-cbm LNG bunker vessel.
Charter with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
In addition, Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) will be the long-term charter contract operating the vessel.
The second LNG bunkering vessel in Singapore will begin operating in the port of Singapore after its delivery to Pavilion Energy in early 2021.
First ship-to-ship transfer of LNG bunkering
Also, in early May, Singapore conducted its first ship-to-ship transfer of LNG operations, including a reload of 2,000m3 of LNG onto a small-scale tanker at the newly-modified Secondary Jetty of the Singapore LNG (SLNG) Terminal.
Given that Singapore is today a bunkering hub, there are some challenging issues that operators should be aware of when it comes to bunkering, derived from frequent incidents which occurred in the past.
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Source: Safety4sea
