04SEP2019 - News - Singapore’s first LNG-powered bunker tanker christened at Keppel’s China yard

Singapore, the world’s largest bunkering port, is on track to commence deliveries of compliant marine fuels from 2020 as homegrown Sinanju Tankers launches its first LNG-powered bunker tanker with a christening ceremony on Wednesday.

The 7,990-dwt dual-fuel bunker tanker was christened Marine Vicky by her Lady Sponsor Quah Ley Hoon, chief executive of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA). The ceremony was held in Nantong, China at Keppel Nantong Shipyard, wholly-owned by Keppel Offshore & Marine.

“This is Singapore’s first bunker tanker to run on LNG and signifies the momentum in the industry to adopt LNG as a marine fuel,” Quah commented.