First ship-to-ship bunkering operation carried out in Europe

CONTAINERSHIPS announced its first successful LNG bunkering operation, with Containerships Nord took on about 240 tonnes of marine LNG at the Port of Rotterdam on 24 January. The bunkering was carried out in a ship-to-ship operation from Shell’s bunker vessel the Cardissa. A statement from Containerships said future bunkering operations would be carried out at a normal operational berth simultaneously with loading and discharging operations. The newbuild