LNG London performing a first BioLNG bunkering trial

02 December 2021, 13:06

The vessel received around 483 cubic metres (219 tonnes) of LNG, 44 cubic metres (20 tonnes) of which were BioLNG.

The bunkering operation was performed by the barge LNG London at the Rotterdam Short Sea Terminals (RST).

According to CMA CGM, the operation was successfully conducted by means of a ship-to-ship transfer while the boxship carried out cargo operations simultaneously, ensuring schedule integrity.

Bio-LNG, a new and immediately available solution on the path to carbon-neutral shipping

Shell’s BioLNG offering, combined with the dual-fuel gas engine technology developed by CMA CGM, has the potential to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions (including carbon dioxide) by at least 67% well-to-wake (the complete value chain) compared to VLSFO, the duo said.

Biomethane and e-methane, non-fossil energies to play a key role in the energy transition

The CMA CGM Group’s dual-fuel gas vessels, which operate today with LNG and biomethane, already have the technical capability of using e-methane (instead of LNG), a source of carbon-neutral fuel.

“Shell believes LNG is the first integral step to decarbonise the Shipping sector. LNG offers immediate emissions reduction and has the potential to become a net zero emission marine fuel given the possible roles of BioLNG and synthetic LNG,” Tahir Faruqui, General Manager, Shell Global Downstream LNG, said.

“We look forward to assessing how the supply chain might be scaled to enable LNG to become a viable carbon neutral marine fuel.”

“CMA CGM believes LNG is one of the first steps towards achieving our target to achieve net zero carbon by 2050. LNG-powered vessels enable to reach, as of today, step 2 of this process which is the use of BioLNG,” Farid Trad, Vice President of the CMA CGM Group, Energy transition and Bunkering, noted.