Titan bunkers cruise ship Arvia with LNG in Eemshaven

Dutch LNG bunker supplier Titan has bunkered cruise ship Arvia with LNG in the port of Eemshaven, Netherlands.

PHOTO: LNG bunker barge Green Zeebrugge delivering LNG to Arvia in Eemshaven. Titan

Bunker barge Green Zeebrugge, which is owned byNYK Line and chartered by Titan, was used to deliver the stem.

Arvia has been built by German shipbuilding company Meyer Werft and is scheduled to be delivered to British cruise line P&O Cruises by next month. The cruise ship is currently undergoing trials before entering the service.

LNG has been gaining attention as the preferred alternative fuel choice among shipowners to reduce emissions.

Classification society DNV’s data shows that the number of LNG-powered vessels in operation or on order has gone up by 143 since last year, to 389 this year. This number is projected to more than double in the next few years. A total of 855 LNG-powered vessels are on order for deliveries towards 2028.

Among a flurry of LNG-related developments, Brazilian trading company Nimofast Brasil has partnered with Norwegian shipping company Kanfer Shipping to sell and deliver LNG stems along the Brazilian coastline from 2025. And Singapore-based LNG bunker supplier FueLNG has announced the launch of its second LNG bunker barge for delivery scheduled in 2023.

By Tuhin Roy

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