Shell bunkers container ship with LNG in Savannah

Shell recently bunkered a container ship with an undisclosed amount of liquefied natural gas (LNG) during cargo unloading operations in the US port of Savannah.

PHOTO: Bunker barge Progress supplying LNG stem to container ship CMA CGM Symi. Shell Marine

Simultaneous operations (SIMOPs) refer to the process where ships receive LNG bunker fuel while simultaneously unloading cargo. This bunkering method is meant to reduce the docking time for vessels in port.

Shell-operated LNG bunker barge, Progress, delivered the stem to Israeli cargo shipping company ZIM’s container ship, Zim Mount Vinson. This marked the bunker barge's inaugural bunkering operation.

Following this, the bunker barge carried out a second successful operation, delivering LNG to the French shipping company CMA CGM’s container ship, CMA CGM Symi.

Last month, Shell signed a long-term agreement with the US-based maritime conglomerate Crowley to operate the Progress.

By Tuhin Roy

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