TFG Marine signs deal for four new bunker tankers

Global bunker supplier TFG Marine has signed a long-term charter agreement with Consort Bunkers for four newbuild IMO type 2 chemical bunker tankers. 

PHOTO: Dense rows of vessels in the waters of Singapore. Getty Images

Delivery of these tankers will begin in late 2024 and continue into the next year. Chinese Merchants Jinling Shipyard will construct the 6,500-dwt IMO type-2 tankers. Upon delivery, these vessels will be deployed in Singapore and run on conventional diesel engines, a TFG Marine spokesperson told ENGINE.

An IMO Type 2 chemical tanker is designed for transporting moderately hazardous chemicals according to International Maritime Organization (IMO) standards.

All four vessels can carry conventional bunker fuels like HSFO, VLSFO and MGO, as well as biofuel blends of up to B100 (100% biofuel). They can also deliver methanol to ships.

The vessels will be equipped with mass flow meters as mandated by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA).

In January 2024, TFG Marine announced that it had signed an agreement with Fratelli for a methanol dual-fuel bunker barge. The barge will be delivered to TFG in late 2025 and deployed in the Port of Singapore.

By Manjula Nair

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