US-based Seaside LNG joins SEA-LNG coalition

Seaside LNG, a Houston, Texas-based LNG production and maritime transportation logistics provider, has joined the SEA-LNG association of the LNG bunkering industry, SEA-LNG said on September 21.

Seaside LNG has integrated shoreside liquefaction, LNG storage, and bunkering capabilities in North America and maintains the largest fleet of Jones Act-compliant LNG barges in North America.

Peter Keller, chairman of SEA-LNG, commented: "Green fuel solutions will not arrive in a big-bang process, instead we will see the incremental decarbonisation of existing assets as fuel production, transportation, storage and bunkering infrastructure and engine technologies develop. In Seaside LNG, we have another valuable member to help us continue to evolve and progress the LNG pathway to decarbonisation."

Tim Casey, CEO of Seaside LNG, said: "LNG infrastructure must continue to grow rapidly to further develop and maintain a global LNG supply chain. Improving commercial-scale solutions for marine fuel is critical to meeting the industry’s environmental goals while keeping pace with the world’s rising commercial demands. We look forward to joining SEA-LNG as we continue our mission to develop vital LNG infrastructure."

The SEA-LNG association is a global non-profit organisation that promotes the use of LNG as a marine fuel. The association has over 100 members, including energy companies, shipbuilders, engine manufacturers, and port operators.

SEA-LNG said that the existing LNG infrastructure can transport, store, and deliver bio-LNG, as well as renewable synthetic e-LNG. Fuels can be blended with fossil LNG or used as a drop-in fuel for LNG-fueled vessels to reduce emissions further without any additional investment in vessel or infrastructure modifications, it added.