Eagle LNG joins SEA\LNG coalition

The recently formed cross-industry coalition SEA\LNG is growing. The founding members have welcomed Eagle LNG Partners (Eagle) as the first new industry partner to the coalition.

SEA\LNG is a multi-sector industry coalition bringing together a range of high-impact partners to accelerate the widespread adoption of LNG as a marine fuel.

Officially launched in July this year, the founding partners include: Carnival Corp., DNV GL, ENGIE, ENN, GE, GTT, Lloyd’s Register, Mitsubishi Corp., NYK Line, Port of Rotterdam, Qatargas, Shell, TOTE Inc. and Wärtsilä.

Eagle LNG, SEA\LNG’s newest partner, is an experienced bulk LNG provider. Eagle LNG develops LNG fueling solutions for varying scales and scopes and a range of industrial applications.

Eagle LNG is developing liquefaction and bunkering projects on the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific coasts, along with inland waterways. Eagle LNG is currently in construction and/or permitting on two new LNG production facilities in Florida. The facility in Jacksonville, for which Eagle LNG anticipates submitting formal filing to the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in Q4, 2016, will liquefy, store, and supply LNG for export to countries currently using heavy fuel oil or diesel for power generation, as well as for use in marine fueling. A state-of-the-art liquefaction plant in Maxville and a marine terminal near Jacksonville, both under construction, are anticipated to be operational in early 2017. The facilities will supply LNG to Crowley Puerto Rico Services for their LNG-powered Commitment Class ships. To ensure successful project execution and operation, Eagle LNG has developed a sustainable LNG supply infrastructure with fresh, new designs for terminal and shore-side bunker operations to support these and future LNG-powered ships.

LNG offers significant environmental advantages over heavy fuel oil, the main fuel used in shipping today. It significantly reduces SOx, NOx and particulate emissions, and can also contribute to the reduction of GHG emissions, offering a fuel solution compliant with both current and anticipated international regulations.

SEA\LNG was created to accelerate the widespread adoption of LNG as a marine fuel. Therefore, it aims to address and overcome challenges which include: creating the infrastructure to enable quick, safe and cost effective LNG bunkering in key global ports; diminishing the price premium for LNG-fueled vessels; and, establishing the consistency of international and national regulations globally, which will enhance investment in this sector.

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