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of LNG transportation includes the installation of the trucks, which transported the chilled fuel been awarded funding from Horizon Europe
a reliquefaction system, hull air lubrication, and to its growing European truck fuelling station to reduce methane slip from marine engines
a new gas compressor to reduce cargo boil-off, network, owned and run by Vitol subsidiary using liquefied natural gas (LNG). The
lower fuel consumption, and increase volumes ViGo Bioenergy GmbH. project includes a consortium of companies
of cargo delivered. By partnering with Sembcorp Peter Mackey, CEO of Avenir LNG from across the shipping industry, including
Marine, a company with significant expertise in Limited, said that this successful LNG shipyard Chantiers de l’Atlantique, ship owner
complex LNG fleet modifications, Chevron will ship-to-truck transfer in the Port of Mukran CMA CGA, classification society DNV GL,
receive engineering, procurement, installation, underlines Avenir’s dedication to guaranteeing the Finnish Meterological Institute, ship
and commissioning services (EPIC) to complete energy supplies for its global clients by manager MSC Cruises Management, non-
the upgrades by mid-2025. providing a full small-scale supply chain from profit organisation Revolve Water, energy
Mark Ross, President of Chevron Shipping major energy hubs to end customers. “We major Shell, and technology group Wärtsilä.
Company, said, “We are excited to work with will continue to develop our supply portfolio The project will focus on developing
Sembcorp Marine to help us advance our consisting of vessels, terminals, and trucking on-engine technologies for low-pressure
lower carbon goals. We believe LNG will be a operations, and ship-to-truck unloading dual-fuel engines, both two- and four-stroke,
key component of the global energy transition operations are going to complete our offers and a novel aftertreatment concept. These
for years to come, and Chevron is focused on for customers in the marine, industry, and technologies will be demonstrated in real
continuing its disciplined capital investment in transport sector,” he said. applications, including two newbuilds and one
our LNG fleet.” The operation was a pilot project to retrofitted vessel, and will be capable of using
Wong Weng Sun, Sembcorp Marine President demonstrate the feasibility of creating bio- or synthetic methane in addition to fossil
and CEO, added, “Working with Chevron on an energy supply chain for decentralised LNG.
its LNG fleet upgrades is an immediate way to regions without the need for large-scale LNG Wärtsilä will develop technology
accelerate the lowering of the carbon footprint in unloading and terminal infrastructure. The specifically for low-pressure four-stroke dual-
the maritime industry, to achieve the IMO’s target vessel was at berth for three days, and the fuel engines and an on-engine technology
to reduce emissions from international shipping necessary preparations for the test operation for two-stroke engines. These technologies
by at least half by 2050, compared to the levels in were completed in weeks rather than the aim to reduce methane slip from engines and
2008.” longer development period required for larger, increase efficiency while lowering operational
permanent infrastructure such as onshore costs. Both technologies will be demonstrated
terminals or FSRUs. The short development at sea during the project in collaboration with
Avenir carries out time allows Avenir to develop its global LNG Green Ray partners.
small-scale supply infrastructure in line with
The use of LNG as a marine fuel is
Germany’s first LNG ship-to- customer requirements and set up LNG and increasing due to its clear transition to cleaner
bio-LNG supply chains rapidly and flexibly in
fuels and significant air pollution and climate
truck operation other regions in the future. benefits. However, the issue of methane slip -
unburned fuel escaping into the atmosphere

Avenir LNG Limited has reported that it has from engines and across the production and
completed Germany’s first-ever direct LNG Green Ray aims to minimise supply chain - remains a challenge to its wider
transfer from a transport vessel to trucks, uptake. The Green Ray project aims to address
according to its wholly owned subsidiary, methane slips from LNG this challenge and contribute to the reduction
Avenir LNG B.V. On February 22/23, of greenhouse gas emissions in the maritime
the Avenir Ascension, a small-scale LNG engines market. ™
transport vessel, transferred LNG directly
into transport trucks in Germany’s Port of The Green Ray project, led by VTT
Mukran. Global energy trader Vitol supplied Technical Research Centre of Finland, has

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