• 18 Jun 2018

Titan LNG, the service supplier of liquefied natural gas, will be supplying the chilled fuel to two Nor Lines’ LNG-powered multipurpose vessels, the Kvitnos and Kvitbjørn at the port of Rotterdam, at the City Terminal in the Prins Willem Alexander harbour (port number 2790). 

The two vessels operate on a bi-weekly (liner) service from the SCA terminal in Rotterdam to the Norwegian coast. The two 5,000 dwt ships, fitted with a Bergen B35:40 LNG gas fuelled engine and an innovative Promas propulsion system, integrating rudder and propeller, which alone improves efficiency of the vessel by 5 to 8 per cent, says Rolls-Royce. Claimed environmental benefits include the virtual elimination of SOx and reduction of CO2 emissions by more than 40 per cent compared to similar conventional vessels.

Titan LNG will deliver LNG for the bunkering of the two vessels by trucks. The port of Rotterdam noted in its statement that in cooperation with Titan LNG, it has set up the site temporarily to bunker LNG to sea-going vessels until there are sufficient LNG bunker barges available.

The Kvitnos and Kvitbjørn have a capacity of 1,500 Lane RoRo meters, 122 TEU containers, 1500 tons of refrigerated hold and a heavy load crane with 80 tons lift capacity.

Nor Lines is a fully owned subsidiary of the shipping company Samskip. The fourteen-day shipping service runs through fourteen Norwegian ports such as Trondheim, Tromsø and Bergen.

Source:  Titan LNG