- JAX LNG and TOTE in renewable LNG bunkering first
- the bunkering event marked the use of a blend of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and renewable liquefied natural gas (RLNG)
- JAX LNG loaded the blend into the Clean Jacksonville bunker barge to fuel the Isla Bella.
- the Isla Bella is the world’s first LNG-powered container ship
- TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico put the ship into service in 2015
U.S. small-scale LNG facility JAX LNG and shipping operator TOTE Maritime have completed the first fueling of a marine vessel in the U.S. with a blend of LNG and RLNG says an article on Offshore Energy.
Isla Bella – first LNG-powered container ship
This bunkering event marked the use of a blend of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and renewable liquefied natural gas (RLNG). JAX LNG loaded the blend into the Clean Jacksonville bunker barge to fuel the Isla Bella. The Isla Bella is the world’s first LNG-powered container ship. TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico put it into service in 2015.
RNLG
Also, Element Markets supplied the renewable natural gas (RNG) used to produce the RLNG via renewable thermal certificates (RTCs). RLNG as a maritime fuel is even more GHG-reducing than LNG, which already reduces emissions by more than 25 percent.
LNG-fueled container vessels
To remind, JAX LNG is the long-term supplier to the two LNG-fueled container vessels; the Isla Bella and the Perla del Carib. TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico uses these vessels to transport goods between Jacksonville and Puerto Rico. JAX LNG began operations in 2018. It is a joint venture between Pivotal LNG, a BHE GT&S company, and NorthStar Midstream.
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Source: Offshore Energy
