Boskalis: unique combination of new LNG fuelled harbor tugs and LNG bunkering contract
October 05 2016 - 2:01AM
Papendrecht, 5 October 2016
Royal Boskalis Westminster (Boskalis) joint
ventures Keppel Smit Towage and Maju Maritime have ordered two
innovative LNG dual-fuel harbor tugs, which marks a breakthrough
for realizing clean environmentally friendly harbor towage services
in the Singapore port. The tugs, which are expected to be delivered
in 2018, will run entirely on LNG. For this reason, the Maritime
and Port Authority of Singapore will award a grant of up to SGD 2
million for each tug under its LNG Bunkering Pilot Programme. The
65-tonne bollard pull ASD tugs will be built by Keppel Singmarine
in Singapore using the shipyard's proprietary design.
The LNG fuel will be supplied by Shell, for which
two Head of Agreements have been signed, and bunkered through
FueLNG, a joint venture between Shell and Keppel. The two LNG
fuelled tugs will be the first clients of LNG as marine fuel in the
pilot for the development of Singapore into one of the world's main
LNG bunkering ports.
With a large global fleet, Boskalis is constantly
on the lookout for ways to reduce emissions and innovate in terms
of sustainability and looks forward to rolling this out in other
LNG ports and terminals around the world. Boskalis believes that
the use of LNG as a marine fuel for harbor tugs will play a viable
role in reducing emissions that no other fossil fuel can currently
achieve.
About Keppel Smit Towage and Maju
Maritime
Established in 1991, Keppel Smit Towage is a joint venture between
Keppel and Smit Singapore, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Boskalis.
Keppel Smit Towage merged operationally with Maju Maritime, another
joint venture between Keppel and Boskalis, in early 2010. The two
companies have a combined fleet of 68 tugs and provide harbor
towage services in Singapore and Diego Garcia as well as in
Malaysia, Indonesia, Taiwan and China together with joint venture
partners. The two new tugs will be their first to run on LNG.
For further information
Investor relations:
Martijn L.D. Schuttevâer
ir@boskalis.com
Press:
Arno Schikker
press@boskalis.com
T +31 78 6969310
Royal Boskalis
Westminster N.V. is a leading global services provider operating in
the dredging, maritime infrastructure and maritime services
sectors. The company provides creative and innovative all-round
solutions to infrastructural challenges in the maritime, coastal
and delta regions of the world with services including the
construction and maintenance of ports and waterways, land
reclamation, coastal defense and riverbank protection. In addition,
Boskalis offers a wide variety of marine services and contracting
for the oil and gas sector and offshore wind industry as well as
salvage solutions (SMIT Salvage). Furthermore, Boskalis has a
number of strategic partnerships in harbour towage and terminal
services (KOTUG SMIT Towage, Keppel Smit Towage, Saam Smit Towage
and Smit Lamnalco). With a versatile fleet of 1,000 units Boskalis
operates in around 75 countries across six continents. Boskalis has
over 8,200 employees, excluding its share in
partnerships.
This press release can also be found on our
website www.boskalis.com.
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