ABS to Class West Coast’s First LNG Bunker Barge
Project is a Breakthrough in West Coast LNG-as-Fuel Supply(RICHMOND B.C.) The first LNG Bunker Barge on North America’s west coast, which is expected to serve shipping from 2023, is to be built to ABS class.As a leader in the classification and certification of LNG vessels and systems globally, ABS is uniquely qualified to support Cryopeak LNG Solutions Corporation (Cryopeak) and Island Tug & Barge Ltd. (ITB) who have developed a design for a 4,000 m3 articulated tug and barge. The design utilizes one of ITB’s tugs to deliver LNG as a fuel to shipping companies calling to Ports on the
The strong growth during the past years for FlexQube in North America has led to outgrown facilities at FlexQubes present subcontractor and distribution partner in Georgia, USA. FlexQube has therefore decided to insource the assembly and distribution operations from the current subcontractor in the USA and move to a new plant with its own operations in Duncan, South Carolina, about 4-hour drive north of current operations. The move has begun in July and will be completed by mid-August.
FlexQube Inc. will, as a result of this insourcing operations, grow to about 20 employees, among them
