175 LNG-powered ships are currently operating worldwide. The world's largest bunker ship for liquefied natural gas (LNG) reached Rostock today. LNG bunkering vessel KAIROS will refuel another ship with LNG from the seaside. The procedure takes eight hours until finished.
KAIROS is 170 meters long with a tank capacity of 7,500 cubic meters. The LNG bunkering vessel is used for ship-to-ship reloading processes and especially for LNG refueling of ships and gas consumers on land as well as tank trucks and tank wagons for onward transport. After entering the harbor, the vessel will turn and then go alongside on the heavy-duty ship ORION I, which is currently being equipped with new cranes by Liebherr and will then be officially put into operation.
Liquefied natural gas is considered to be more environmentally friendly than marine diesel because combustion produces significantly fewer pollutants. Vessel KAIROS was christened in Hamburg in February 2019 and began refueling other ships in March. According to the operating company, around 100 bunkerings have been carried out since then.
