Somtrans launches LNG bunker barge in China

Belgian tanker shipping firm Somtrans has launched a new LNG bunker barge at China's Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering (CIMCSOE) shipyard.

IMAGE: United LNG I bunker vessel. United Bunkers

The 20,000-cbm bunker barge is expected to join Somtrans' fleet in January 2027, the company said.

It has not disclosed who will charter the vessel or where it will be deployed.

Earlier this year, Somtrans took delivery of another LNG bunker barge, United LNG I. The vessel is currently chartered by bunker supplier Titan Clean Fuels, part of Molgas, for operations in the ARA region.

By Konica Bhatt

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