Dutch dredging specialist Van Oord said its LNG-powered vessel Werkendam started work on its first project.
The world’s first LNG-powered crane vessel is carrying out maintenance work in the port of Rotterdam, Van Oord said in a statement.
The deployment of the vessel has been supported by the Port of Rotterdam Authority.
“We are encouraging the transition from fuel oil to LNG as a fuel for shipping. It is good that operational ships are taking the lead,” said Ronald Paul , COO of the Port of Rotterdam Authority.
The Werkendam is also the first Van Oord vessel to run entirely on LNG. With a storage tank on the aft deck, the Werkendam can store enough LNG to sail and operate for fourteen days without refueling.