K Line completes its first bio-LNG bunkering

Bunker supplier Shell Western LNG has delivered 500 mt of bio-LNG to a Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) vessel at Belgium's Port of Zeebrugge.

IMAGE: K Line’s LNG dual-fuel car carrier Century Highway Green. K Line

The bio-LNG stem was supplied to the car carrier Oceanus Highway.

This marked the company's first bio-LNG bunkering operation, K Line said.

The bio-LNG, certified under ISCC-EU standards, was sourced from renewable organic waste and residue.

However, the company has not disclosed further details about the delivery method or whether the bio-LNG was produced using a mass balance accounting approach.

Also known as liquefied biomethane (LBM), bio-LNG consists of around 99.8% methane. LNG-capable vessels can operate on pure LBM or LBM-LNG blends without requiring any modifications.

By Tuhin Roy

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