Eagle LNG Partners has taken its first small=scale LNG carrier on charter as it expands its LNG bunkering and supply capabilities.
The Houston-based producer and infrastructure provider, which is part of the Energy & Minerals Group, said it has taken delivery of Anthony Veder’s 10,000-cbm Coral Favia (built 2010).
It described the vessel as the “first of a planned fleet from Eagle LNG offering LNG supply and bunker services for the Caribbean basin”.
No details of the time charter period or rate paid were given.
LNG bunker brokers said the Coral Favia is expected to be used to supply LNG as bunkers to Royal Caribbean Cruises ships calling in the Caribbean.
Eagle said it has been producing, storing, bunkering and exporting LNG for “nearly a decade”.
The company has a small liquefaction facility in Talleyrand Bunker Station in Jacksonville, Florida and has been supplying LNG bunkers from there.
“The partnership between Eagle LNG and Anthony Veder will allow for flexibility in ownership, chartering and operation of the various LNG assets as the LNG bunker market develops,” Eagle said.
Eagle president Sean Lalani said: “After nearly a decade of pioneering small-scale LNG solutions including pipe-to-ship LNG bunkering, Eagle LNG is excited for this next logical step in expanding its LNG supply solutions portfolio.
“Having multiple new projects coming on stream in the next several months, Eagle LNG is poised for exponential growth and the addition of this new LNG supply and bunkering capability enhances Eagle LNG’s core value proposition of an assured, secure supply chain bringing cost savings and energy transition solutions to our customers.”
Anthony Veder chief executive Jan Valkier said the company has been watching Eagle with “great interest” over the past few years.
He said Veder “looks forward to bringing our innovations and LNG shipping knowledge for further growth in the Caribbean and other markets”.
