Hong Kong Launches Ship-to-Ship LNG Bunkering Operation

Officials in Hong Kong are hailing the launch of bunkering operations to fuel LNG ships. It provides another competitive tool for the port which along with other major ports in the region including Singapore and Shanghai are offering LNG bunkering operations.

Kunlun Energy Co., controlled by PetroChina, reported the first official bunkering operation on February 14 taking place in the southern anchorage of Hong Kong’s Cheung Chau. The company’s bunker vessel was positioned alongside the Zim Aquamarine (81,681 dwt) to load 2,200 tons of ultra-l…