Seaside LNG continues its expansion into the US LNG bunkering sector with the acquisition of TOTE Maritime’s bunker barge Clean Jacksonville.
The company, backed by the Houston-based investment manager Arroyo, has, via its maritime transportation unit Polaris New Energy, struck a deal to continue fueling TOTE’s LNG-powered containerships and with TOTE Services to continue serving as the technical manager of the 2,200 cu m vessel.
The Clean Jacksonville complements the bunkering services of Polaris’ 5,500 cu m Clean Canaveral the largest bunker barge in the Jones Act market. Polaris also has a sister bunker barge, the Clean Everglades, under construction, set to enter the market by the end of 2023. Following the acquisition, the company, which also operates North America’s first small-scale coastal LNG plant in a joint venture with Pivotal, boasts the largest fleet of LNG barges operating in the US.
Other players in the US LNG bunkering segment include Q-LNG Transport, which owns the Q-LNG 4000, a 4,000 cu m articulated tug and bunker barge operating in the US under a long-term charter to Shell, while Crowley Maritime is building a 12,000 cu m LNG bunker vessel that will be delivered into a long-term charter to Shell in 2024.
Tags: Bunkering, Fleet, Seaside, USLNG
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