Royal Caribbean International’s ‘Star of the Seas’ – the world’s largest cruise ship -refueled with LNG for the first time at Port Canaveral during the middle of August in preparation for her maiden voyage on 16th of that month.
The LNG bunkering was completed by JAX LNG, Pivotal LNG, and Seaside LNG, which sent the bunker vessel ‘Clean Everglades’ to supply ‘Star of the Seas’ with enough fuel to last a few weeks.
The entire operation took around seven hours, and was monitored by Canaveral Fire Rescue’s ‘Fireboat2’, the specially outfitted marine firefighting rescue vessel, Brevard County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit, and the US Coast Guard.
The use of LNG requires larger, custom-built tanks than conventional fuel, as well as specialist refueling barges and firefighting vessels.
’Star of the Seas’ sailed on her maiden voyage from Port Canaveral on 16th August and launched week-long cruises to the Caribbean and The Bahamas on 31st August.
