Chinese yard launches first of three LNG bunker vessels for Canada’s Seaspan

Chinese shipyard Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore and Engineering (CIMC SOE) has launched the first in a series of three LNG bunkering vessels ordered by Canadian shipping company Seaspan for operation by its Seaspan Energy division.

The vessel is named Seaspan Garibaldi after a volcano in British Columbia. Delivery is scheduled for later this year.

Upon completion, the bunkering vessel will have a length of 112.8 metres, a beam of 18.6 metres, a draught of five metres, a design speed of 13 knots, and capacity for 7,600 cubic metres of LNG.

Seaspan Garibaldi and its two sisters were designed by Canadian naval architecture firm Vard Marine. The vessels will be capable of ship-to-ship LNG transfer and coastal and short-sea shipping operations.