Containerships’ first LNG-fuelled container vessel has undergone its first LNG bunkering by Shell’s ''Cardissa'' at the Port of Rotterdam.
240 metric tons of Marine LNG was transferred to M/S Containerships Nord from Shell’s bunker vessel, the Cardissa in a lay bay berth during a ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation on 24 January.
Tahir Faruqui, general manager at Shell Global Downstream LNG, said: “We are proud to supply Containerships with a cleaner burning and viable fuel for the shipping industry. LNG bunkering is a very safe operation and we look forward to conducting simultaneous operations with Containerships in the future.”
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In future, the bunkering will be carried out at a normal operational berth simultaneously with loading and discharging operations. This means no disadvantages in operative efficiency will occur compared to traditional oil burning vessels.
M/S Containerships Nord was delivered to Containerships at Wenchong Shipyard, China in December. Three sister vessels will also be delivered later this year.
After receiving the next two newbuilds, Containerships, owned by CMA CGM, can start offering its customers a service based on LNG in large extend. These vessels have endurance of 14 days with LNG, and they will be bunkered once per roundtrip during their regular service loop between Containerships’ core ports in the North and Baltic Seas.
Shell will supply the LNG for Containerships’ LNG vessels via ship-to-ship bunkering at the Port of Rotterdam. All the newbuilds will be bunkered by Shell bunker vessels, including the ‘Cardissa’.
