Eastern Pacific Shipping reaches 700th LNG bunkering operation

Eastern Pacific Shipping has completed its 700th LNG bunkering operation, carried out for the vessel Lake Victoria at the port of Emden, Germany.

The Singapore-based shipowner said it has bunkered a cumulative total of 2,920,191 cbm of LNG since it began LNG bunkering operations in November 2020 — a span of nearly six years.

In a post on LinkedIn, the company said the figure reflects "not only the scale of our investment in alternative-fuel capabilities, but also the experience, coordination and commitment of our teams at sea and ashore."

"As we continue to grow and diversify our fleet, every operation adds to the practical experience needed to support shipping’s energy transition," the company added.

In recent weeks, Eastern Pacific has continued to increase its fleet of dual-fuel-powered ships. A 155,500-DWT LNG dual-fuel crude tanker was delivered to the firm on 8 July; and the 210,000-tonne LNG dual-fuel bulk carrier Mount Asahi was handed over on 10 July — nearly four months early.

Additionally, two very large ammonia carriers (VLAC) owned by Eastern Pacific that are currently under construction at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in South Korea are set to be the first in the world fitted with Everllence's inaugural ammonia-burning engine: the dual-fuel Everllence B&W 6G60ME-LGIA.

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Eastern Pacific Shipping reaches 700th LNG bunkering operation

Singapore-based shipowner logs nearly 3 million cbm of LNG bunkered over nearly six years.

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