The US-based climate solutions specialist Anew Climate and Seaspan Energy, part of Canada’s Seaspan Marine, have completed their first ship-to-ship (STS) loading operation of renewable liquefied natural gas (bio-LNG) in the Port of Long Beach, California, making an important step forward in the transition to lower-carbon marine fuels on the North American West Coast.
Following the recent announcement of a strategic agreement to deliver bio-LNG at scale, the two companies have completed their first bunkering of a commercial container vessel.
The renewable natural gas (RNG) used to produce the bio-LNG was sourced from a Morrow Energy facility. The RNG from this facility has a low certified carbon intensity of 7.74 grams of CO2e per megajoule of energy under the ISCC framework.
As explained, the loading operation serves as a critical proof-of-concept for the scalable deployment of bio-LNG in commercial shipping, demonstrating its immediate potential to decarbonize maritime transport.
“This pilot is just the beginning,” Harly Penner , President of Seaspan Energy, commented.
“We’re proud to collaborate with Anew Climate to forge a new path for lower-carbon marine fuel. Together, we’re demonstrating that sustainability and performance can go hand in hand.”
The loading builds on Anew Climate’s previous milestones in the sector, including the first bio-LNG fueling of a marine vessel in the U.S. in 2021 and the launch of a carbon-neutral platform supply vessel in 2022.
“Anew continues to take affirmative steps to expand opportunities for shippers to deploy Bio-LNG across the globe, and together with Seaspan, we’re making a real impact by reducing maritime emissions today,” Andy Brosnan , President of Anew Climate Low Carbon Fuels, said.