Nordic LNG executed the first delivery of LNG to the supply vessel Viking Lady in Risavika on November 25th with Maritime Logistic Services AS (MLS).
Bunkering took place in the Risavika harbor some 400 meters from the Skangass liquefaction plant, via two LNG tank trucks. Viking Lady is the first commercial ship ever built with a fuel cell specially adapted for marine purposes. The fuel cell has several advantages, like reduced emissions to air, lower fuel consumption and quiet operation.
The fuel cell and combustion engines on board the Viking Lady are powered by LNG (liquefied natural gas). This significantly reduces harmful emissions compared to traditional fuel oils on which commercial ships generally operate. Compared to a traditional ship, the reduction of harmful emissions as a result of the Viking Lady’s advanced technology is equal to the emissions from 22,000 cars annually.
“We are very pleased to have the opportunity to supply Viking Lady with LNG during her operation outside Stavanger,” says Peter Blomberg, Managing Director at Nordic LNG, “and we look forward to positioning Risavika as the number one LNG bunker port in Scandinavia in the future.”
Viking Lady was designed by Vik Sandvik (now Wärtsilä Ship Design) and built on the west coast of Norway by West Contractors. The Norwegian shipowner Eidesvik Offshore took delivery of Viking Lady on 29 April 2009 and she is operated by Total E & P Norge AS, but presently sublet to Lundin Norway AS.
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Source: Nordic LNG, November 29, 2010