The Dutch independent fuel supplier to the maritime industry, Titan, concluded the first LNG-liquefied natural gas delivery to P&O UK’s 2nd LNG-powered Excel-class vessel Arvia.
According to a social media update from Titan, the LNG bunkering was concluded last week in Eemshaven (Netherlands).
The NYK Line-owned Green Zeebrugge, chartered long-term by Titan, executed the gassing up/LNG bunker operation to Arvia.
Built by the German shipbuilding company Meyer Werft, the vessel is currently on sea trials/final commissioning. P&O will take delivery at the beginning of December 2022.
The newbuild is equipped with an LNG propulsion system, the cleanest currently available to the shipping industry, the shipbuilder revealed.
Arvia has GT-tonnage/volume 180,000+ tons, length 344.5 m, width 42 m and is identical to the sistership Iona, which was delivered back in 2020.
The cruise ship offers 2,614 cabins and carries 5,200 passengers. The construction started in February 2021, and the liner was officially launched in August 2022.