Fremantle Ports approves first LNG bunkering operation in Australia

In an Australian first, EVOL LNG has been approved by Fremantle Ports to bunker LNG, providing access

to the cleaner shipping fuel alternative for LNG-powered marine vessels visiting Fremantle Port. It comes

after Woodside announced in April that it had signed a five-year charter contract with Norwegian

company Siem Offshore Australia Pty Ltd to deliver Australia’s first LNG-powered marine support vessel

next year.

Since 2001, EVOL LNG has led the way in the safe handling of LNG in the Australian power generation,

industrial and transportation markets. EVOL LNG is managed by Kleenheat, which is part of Wesfarmers

Chemicals, Energy & Fertilisers, part of Wesfarmers Limited.

The availability of LNG as a bunker fuel, which will be delivered from EVOL LNG’s Kwinana plant, will pave

the way for LNG-powered ships to visit the port, and provide the option for local ferries and workboats to

switch to the lower-cost, lower-emission fuel. It will also see Fremantle Port become part of a growing

global LNG bunkering network which includes major ports in Europe, North America, Qatar, Singapore,

Japan and Korea as well as more than 40 other ports from around the world which bunker LNG.

EVOL LNG’s Business Manager, Nick Rea, said he was confident that global fleet of LNG-fueled ships

would continue to grow, and that EVOL LNG was well placed to support the growth. “Our decision to

provide LNG bunkering to the shipping industry is based on a long-term strategy. Over the past decade,

we’ve seen the number of LNG-fueled ships in operation worldwide increase steadily from a handful to

more than 70, with an additional 80 to be built in coming years,” he said.

EVOL LNG will supply its customers with LNG at a price that is competitive with low-sulphur marine diesel

and will refuel ships at up to 45 tons per hour of LNG, which is comparable to refueling with traditional

bunker fuels.

NGS INDIA