First bio-LNG bunkering operation completed at Long Beach

US-based LNG supplier Seaspan Energy and compatriot environmental consulting firm Anew Climate have jointly completed the first ship-to-ship refuelling operation of bio-LNG at the port of Long Beach.

IMAGE: Seaspan Energy

The operation involved a commercial container vessel that was supplied with an unspecified amount of bio-LNG.

The renewable natural gas used in the production of the bio-LNG was sourced from a facility operated by Morrow Energy, a US-based second-generation biogas systems company.

"This loading operation serves as a critical proof-of-concept for the scalable deployment of bio-LNG in commercial shipping, demonstrating its immediate potential to decarbonize maritime transport," according to the Seaspan.

By Samantha Shaji

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