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Meeting first mover challenges
The ENGIE Zeebrugge LNG bunker vessel case study illustrates the first mover challenges Gas4Sea needed to address to develop LNG bunkering services in North West Europe. These included the design of the bunkering vessel, absence of relevant regulation, the need to create customer confidence, and the lack of understanding in the shipping industry of LNG as a marine fuel. Overcoming these challenges required close collaboration with a variety of stakeholders.
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Name: ENGIE Zeebrugge
Two Type-C cargo tanks, total tank volume, 5,000 cum
Max bunkering rate: 600 cum/hr
Gross tonnage: 7,403 tons
Dimensions: 107.6 m length x 18.4 m breadth
Bureau Veritas
Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd., Korea
June 2017
ENGIE, Fluxys, Mitsubishi Corporation & NYK
Gas4Sea
Zeebrugge
LNG loaded at Fluxys’ LNG terminal where small LNG carriers with capacities from 2,000 cum can dock at the recently commissioned second jetty
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