据Splash 9月2日消息，壳牌已与Crowley海事公司签署了一份长期租船合同，用于建造最大的符合Jones Act的液化天然气燃料驳船。
这艘12,000立方米的船将在Wisconsin州Sturgeon湾的Fincantieri湾造船厂建造，并将成为壳牌在美国长期租用的第二艘符合Jones Act的燃料驳船。预计将从2024年开始，它将被部署为停靠美国东海岸港口的液化天然气燃料船舶提供服务。
Crowley 航运公司副总裁Tucker Gilliam表示：“以液化天然气为燃料的船舶订单继续增加，该船将为壳牌提供创新和可靠的服务，以满足对更可持续能源的需求。”
Crowley表示，这艘126.8 m长的驳船将采用先进的货物装卸技术和更高的转运速度，包括壳牌和Crowley 工程服务公司的新解决方案，可灵活地将LNG输送到各种类型的LNG密封系统。
壳牌全球DLNG总经理Tahir Faruqui表示：“壳牌致力于在主要贸易路线上发展我们的液化天然气加注网络，这艘驳船支持我们帮助为客户提供他们正在寻找的能源解决方案的承诺。” “航运业正朝着脱碳方向发展，鉴于生物液化天然气和合成液化天然气可能发挥的作用，液化天然气可立即减少排放，并有可能成为净零排放船用燃料。”
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Shell charters largest Jones Act LNG bunker barge newbuild from Crowley
Shell has signed a long-term time charter with Crowley Maritime Corporation for the largest Jones Act-compliant LNG bunker barge newbuild.
The 12,000 cu m vessel will be built at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin and will become the second Jones Act-compliant bunker barge Shell has under long-term charter in the US. It is expected to be deployed to serve LNG-fueled ships that call align="justify"> “Orders for ships fueled by liquefied natural gas continue to rise, and the vessel will provide Shell an innovative and reliable service to meet demands for more sustainable energy sources,” said Tucker Gilliam, vice president, Crowley Shipping.
Crowley said the 126.8 m long barge will feature advanced technologies in cargo handling capabilities and increased transfer rates, including a new solution from Shell and Crowley Engineering Services to flexibly deliver LNG to various types of LNG containment systems.
“Shell is dedicated to growing our LNG bunkering network across key trade routes, and this barge supports our commitment to helping provide our customers with the energy solution they are looking for,” said Tahir Faruqui, general manager, Global DLNG for Shell. “The shipping sector is making progress toward decarbonisation, and LNG offers immediate emissions reduction with the potential to become a net zero emission marine fuel given the possible roles of bio-LNG and synthetic LNG.”