Following its delivery by Shipyard Kooiman to owner Titan LNG, the LNG bunkerbarge FlexFueler001 has now officially been christened in the Port of Amsterdam. The event marked the official start of inland waterway LNG bunkering in the Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Antwerp (ARA) region.
The FlexFueler001 is the first dedicated LNG Bunker barge in Europe.The vessel is currently being operated by Amulet Marine Services. It serves vessels ranging from tankers and container ships to RoRos. The bunker barge has already supplied LNG to ships in Amsterdam and Rotterdam, but in the near future it will service Antwerp as well.
The FlexFueler001 is the first of a series of vessels. Titan LNG will deploy the FlexFueler002, currently under construction and ready by mid 2020, in the Port of Antwerp. The third vessel will be announced in the coming months.
Yvonne Brouwer, partner of Niels den Nijs (CEO Titan LNG) performed the ceremony on the 26 June and broke the champagne bottle across the bow whilst wishing the vessel and the crew smooth sailings.
