MOL Tugboat Completes LNG Bunkering at Kobe Port

Japanese shipping company Mitsui OSK Line (MOL) September 18 participated in the LNG bunkering trial at the Port of Kobe, organised by the Kobe City Port and Harbor Authority, and carried out bunkering on the LNG-fuelled tugboat Ishin. 

Ishin is a tugboat owned by MOL and operated by Nihon-Tug-Boat Co. This marks the first LNG bunkering in the Port of Kobe, and the successful trial confirmed that LNG fuel can be effectively supplied safely at the port, MOL said.

LNG fuel for the trial was hauled by a tanker truck from the Osaka Gas’ Himeji LNG plant of Osaka, and, via a truck-to-ship system, was used to supply Ishin. MOL Marine provided maritime consulting in the trial, MOL said.