- RMK Marine has completed what it says is Europe’s largest inland waterway LNG bunkering barge.
- The shipbuilder built the barge for owners Victrol and Sogestran and charterer Shell.
Turkey’s RMK Marine has announced that the 8,000 cubic metre (cbm) LNG bunker barge (LNGBV) Energy Stockholm is ready to be delivered to LNG Shipping, reports LNGPrime.
Europe’s largest inland LNG bunkering barge
The vessel, which is owned and operated by the Victrol and Sogestran joint venture, will go on a long-term time charter to Shell for bunkering operations in the Antwerp-Rotterdam-Amsterdam (ARA) region.
The vessel is the second inland waterway barge that LNG Shipping and Shell are collaborating on. The first was the 3,000 cbm LNG London which was launched in July 2019.
According to RMK Marine, the Energy Stockholm represents Europe’s largest inland LNGBV built to date.
In a social media post last week, the shipbuilder highlighted the ‘state of the art technology’ which is said to improve fuel efficiency compared to existing assets in operation.
‘The vessel has a dual-fuel propulsion, able to use cargo boil off gas. She will be the first LNG bunker barge to use battery technology and shore power, which will help reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.’
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Source: LNGPrime
