Monjasa conducts Middle East's first LNG bunkering

LNG bunker supplier Monjasa bunkered a cruise ship with 3,000 cbm (1,215 mt) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Dubai, UAE.

PHOTO: LNG bunker barge, Green Zeebrugge delivering stem to cruise ship Costa Smeralda. Monjasa

Monjasa’s recently deployed LNG bunker barge, Green Zeebrugge, delivered the stem to the Costa Cruises-operated cruise ship, Costa Smeralda.

Italian cruise line Costa Cruises is a subsidiary of British American cruise operator Carnival Corporation.

The bunkering operation was conducted at Dubai Harbour Cruise Terminal B. This was the first LNG bunkering in the UAE and the wider Middle East region, Monjasa said.

The bunker supplier is also chartering the 138,000-cbm LNG carrier, Shandong Juniper, from Abu Dhabi's ADNOC Logistics and Services for a period of nine months. The vessel is expected to join Monjasa’s fleet by mid-January.

“By serving as FSU [floating storage unit] and performing cargo operations, the Singapore-flagged Shandong Juniper becomes a key component in tying together Monjasa’s new operations,” the firm said.

By Konica Bhatt

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