Seaspan's newest LNG bunkering ship sails on delivery voyage

Seaspan Baker, a new LNG bunkering vessel ordered by Seaspan Corporation, has departed the facilities of Chinese shipbuilder Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore and Engineering (CIMC SOE) and is headed to Canada on its delivery voyage.

The vessel is the third in a series of LNG bunkering vessels ordered by Seaspan from CIMC SOE. Its earlier sisters Seaspan Garibaldi and Seaspan Lions were delivered in 2024.

The bunkering ships were designed by Canadian naval architecture firm Vard Marine in close collaboration with Seaspan to incorporate advanced technologies that would help reduce emissions and underwater noise. Seaspan said the design is focused on safe, efficient, and economical refuelling of multiple ship types with an ability to transfer to and from a wide range of terminals.

Seaspan Baker has a length of 112.8 metres, a beam of 18.6 metres, a draught of 5.1 metres, a design speed of 13 knots, and capacity for 7,600 cubic metres of LNG.

The propulsion system also includes three dual-fuel generators and two 1,600kW electrically-driven azimuthing thrusters. This configuration can be modified in the future to also accommodate batteries, thus permitting hybrid electric operation suitable for ports where strict emissions regulations are in place.

The three ships will provide LNG fuelling services for vessels on the West Coast of North America, making Seaspan the first company to provide LNG bunkering services in the Pacific Northwest in addition to bunkering of traditional marine fuels.