Low and zero-emission fuels provider Titan has accomplished what is claimed to be the first-ever LNG bunkering operation by ship within the port of Cuxhaven, Germany, marking one other industry-first.

For this operation, Titan deployed Optimus, the 6,000 cubic meter LNG bunker vessel, to ship LNG to trailing suction hopper dredger Vox Ariane operated by Dutch maritime contracting firm Van Oord.

In line with Titan, the ship-to-ship bunkering in Cuxhaven represents a pioneering step within the area’s LNG infrastructure improvement. Thus far, LNG operations had been carried out by way of truck and the port presently permits LNG bunkering at just one berth.

“LNG infrastructure improvement is a part of a broader development, with extra ports throughout Germany adopting LNG operations to help delivery’s clear fuels transition. Improved LNG bunkering capabilities in Cuxhaven, a Niedersachsen Ports GmbH & Co. KG port, additionally open up the pathway to maritime decarbonisation by way of liquified biomethane (LBM) after which renewable e-methane going forwards,” Titan stated.

Titan’s Optimus and Van Oord’s Vox Ariane have been members in Titan’s first ship-to-ship LNG bunker operations in Hamburg final yr.

In collaboration with Carnival Company, one of many world’s largest cruise corporations, Titan additionally executed the first-ever LNG bunker operation in one other German port, specifically the port of Kiel, in 2023.