ON THE WATERFRONT

摘要

WATERFRONT SHIPPING HAS carried out the first barge-to-ship methanol bunkering operation. The 49,850-dwt Takaroa Sun received the bunkers from the TankMatch barge MTS Evidence while moored at Vopak's Botlek terminal in Rotterdam on 10 May. Waterfront Shipping has been operating methanol-fuelled ships for over five years now, accumulating over 100,000 combined operating hours, and has been bunkering methanol for its methanol dual-fuelled vessels via cargo shore pipelines near Methanex's production facilities," Paul Hexter, president of Waterfront Shipping, said at the time. "When appropriate safety measures are followed, we know that methanol is safe to ship, store, handle and bunker using procedures similar to conventional fuels. Today's methanol bunkering demonstration is another step in helping the shipping industry with its journey to reduce emissions."