Port of Rotterdam welcomes its first LNG vessel - the Ternsund
THE brand new liquefied natural gas (LNG) product tanker - the Ternsund - operated by the Swedish shipping line Terntank has become the first sea-going vessel to bunker LNG in Rotterdam, and also became the first vessel to receive the 10 per cent discount on sea port tariffs, an incentive offered by the port.
The 12,000-gt Ternsund arrived last for the first time in Rotterdam to unload naphtha and gas oil at Vopak in the Botlek. The next afternoon, the ship was shifted to the former home terminal of the ECT terminal at the Willem Alexanderhaven, where the bunkering took place, according to the American Journal of Transportation.
First, the temperature of the fuel tank was "cooled down" from ambient temperature to operating temperature. With the aid of nitrogen, the temperature was reduced from +20 degrees Centigrade to -162 degrees Centigrade in 18 hours.
Then the actual bunkering of Shell LNG started. To this end, trucks drive between the Eemhaven and the Gate terminal (property of Vopak and Gasunie) on the Maasvlakte. The bunkering of the cleaner fuel was expected to be completed on Wednesday morning and the vessel will then continue to Gothenburg.
Next year, the Port Authority will welcome a new bunker vessel which Shell will use to supply sea-going vessels with LNG from the water.
The Port of Rotterdam Authority is hoping to turn the port into a major European LNG hub and promotes the transition from fuel oil to the much cleaner LNG as fuel for shipping.
By using LNG, inland vessels, coasters, ferries and heavy transport reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions up to 20 per cent and nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions up to 85 per cent.
Sulphur and particulate matter emissions are reduced to practically zero. This is an important reason for the port to encourage the use of LNG.
In the meantime, the Port Authority expects possible other seagoing vessels in Rotterdam to bunker LNG. The cost for the cleaner fuel is some 20 per cent lower than elsewhere, and moreover, Rotterdam offers various incentives.
The Environmental Ship Index and the LNG Bunkering Incentive each offer a premium worth 10 per cent of the seaport dues.
THE brand new liquefied natural gas (LNG) product tanker - the Ternsund - operated by the Swedish shipping line Terntank has become the first sea-going vessel to bunker LNG in Rotterdam, and also became the first vessel to receive the 10 per cent discount on sea port tariffs, an incentive offered by the port.
The 12,000-gt Ternsund arrived last for the first time in Rotterdam to unload naphtha and gas oil at Vopak in the Botlek. The next afternoon, the ship was shifted to the former home terminal of the ECT terminal at the Willem Alexanderhaven, where the bunkering took place, according to the American Journal of Transportation.
First, the temperature of the fuel tank was "cooled down" from ambient temperature to operating temperature. With the aid of nitrogen, the temperature was reduced from +20 degrees Centigrade to -162 degrees Centigrade in 18 hours.
Then the actual bunkering of Shell LNG started. To this end, trucks drive between the Eemhaven and the Gate terminal (property of Vopak and Gasunie) on the Maasvlakte. The bunkering of the cleaner fuel was expected to be completed on Wednesday morning and the vessel will then continue to Gothenburg.
Next year, the Port Authority will welcome a new bunker vessel which Shell will use to supply sea-going vessels with LNG from the water.
The Port of Rotterdam Authority is hoping to turn the port into a major European LNG hub and promotes the transition from fuel oil to the much cleaner LNG as fuel for shipping.
By using LNG, inland vessels, coasters, ferries and heavy transport reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions up to 20 per cent and nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions up to 85 per cent.
Sulphur and particulate matter emissions are reduced to practically zero. This is an important reason for the port to encourage the use of LNG.
In the meantime, the Port Authority expects possible other seagoing vessels in Rotterdam to bunker LNG. The cost for the cleaner fuel is some 20 per cent lower than elsewhere, and moreover, Rotterdam offers various incentives.
The Environmental Ship Index and the LNG Bunkering Incentive each offer a premium worth 10 per cent of the seaport dues.