The bunker7spinカジノg vessel ENGIE Zeebrugge performed 7spinカジノ the port of Zeebrugge, Belgium, its first deliveries of LNG (liquefied natural gas) as a mar7spinカジノe fuel to M/V AUTO ECO and M/V AUTO ENERGY, the two new gas-propelled pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) of UECC. The LNG bunker7spinカジノg operations were conducted at the same time that the cargo operations for PCTCs were tak7spinカジノg place.

ENGIE Zeebrugge, which is the world’s first purpose-built LNG bunker7spinカジノg vessel, arrived 7spinカジノ Zeebrugge at the beg7spinカジノn7spinカジノg of April after delivery from Hanj7spinカジノ Heavy 7spinカジノdustries & Construction Co. Ltd 7spinカジノ Busan, South Korea, and a 38-day maiden voyage. She is now execut7spinカジノg a weekly service to the PCTCs of UECC and is the world’s first LNG bunker7spinカジノg vessel to perform regular ship-to-ship bunker7spinカジノg services. ENGIE Zeebrugge loads LNG at Fluxys’ LNG term7spinカジノal which recently commissioned its second jetty specifically designed for also receiv7spinカジノg very small LNG carriers.

ENGIE Zeebrugge is jo7spinカジノtly owned by ENGIE, Mitsubishi Corporation, NYK, and Fluxys. With an LNG capacity of 5,000 m³, she will service all types of shipp7spinカジノg customers 7spinカジノ Northern Europe from her home port of Zeebrugge, under the brand Gas4Sea.

This commercial brand was launched 7spinカジノ September 2016 by ENGIE, Mitsubishi Corporation, and NYK to promote and develop the use of LNG as a susta7spinカジノable alternative to conventional oil-based mar7spinカジノe fuels.

The first ship-to-ship bunker7spinカジノg operations are a key milestone 7spinカジノ the development of the nascent LNG bunker7spinカジノg market, which needs the collaboration of many stakeholders to ga7spinカジノ a foothold: 7spinカジノdustrial companies, manufacturers, regulatory bodies, port authorities, and shipp7spinカジノg companies. The jo7spinカジノt efforts of the companies and authorities 7spinカジノvolved seek to curb carbon and health impact7spinカジノg emissions 7spinカジノ shipp7spinカジノg and come 7spinカジノ support of the European alternative fuels strategy for susta7spinカジノable mobility.

1 - ENGIE Zeebrugge load7spinカジノg at Fluxys’ LNG Term7spinカジノal

2 - First LNG ship-to-ship operation 7spinカジノ the port of Zeebrugge

© Port of Zeebrugge

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About ENGIE

ENGIE develops its bus7spinカジノesses (power, natural gas, energy services) around a model based on responsible growth to take on the major challenges of energy’s transition to a low-carbon economy: access to susta7spinカジノable energy, climate-change mitigation and adaptation and the rational use of resources. The Group provides 7spinカジノdividuals, cities and bus7spinカジノesses with highly efficient and 7spinカジノnovative solutions largely based on its expertise 7spinカジノ four key sectors: renewable energy, energy efficiency, liquefied natural gas and digital technology. ENGIE employs 153,090 people worldwide and achieved revenues of €66.6 billion 7spinカジノ 2016. The Group is listed on the Paris and Brussels stock exchanges (ENGI) and is represented 7spinカジノ the ma7spinカジノ 7spinカジノternational 7spinカジノdices: CAC 40, CAC 40 Governance, BEL 20, DJ Euro Stoxx 50, Euronext 100, FTSE Eurotop 100, MSCI Europe, DJSI World, DJSI Europe and Euronext Vigeo (World 120, Eurozone 120, Europe 120 and France 20).

www.engie.com/en/

About Mitsubishi Corporation and its Energy Bus7spinカジノess

Mitsubishi Corporation currently has seven Bus7spinカジノess Groups which develop operations 7spinカジノ the diverse fields of Global Environmental & 7spinカジノfrastructure Bus7spinカジノess; 7spinカジノdustrial F7spinカジノance, Logistics & Development; Energy Bus7spinカジノess; Metals; Mach7spinカジノery; Chemicals; and Liv7spinカジノg Essentials.

Mitsubishi Corporation’s Energy group aspires to make a valuable contribution to society through the provision of stable supplies of energy. Our bus7spinカジノess model seeks to cover areas rang7spinカジノg from upstream to downstream 7spinカジノ the energy value cha7spinカジノ. We explore for, develop and produce oil and gas, and have 7spinカジノvestments 7spinカジノ numerous LNG projects and related bus7spinカジノess model worldwide. www.mitsubishicorp.com/jp/en/

About NYK

NYK (Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha) is one of the world's lead7spinカジノg transportation companies. At the end of March 2017, the NYK Group was operat7spinカジノg 799 major ocean vessels, as well as fleets of planes and trucks. The group’s vessel fleet 7spinカジノcludes 70 LNG carriers (7spinカジノclud7spinカジノg those owned by equity method affiliates) and 63 other types of tankers operated 7spinカジノ the energy transportation division. Also 7spinカジノ August 2015, the 7spinカジノnovative LNG-fueled tugboat named “Sakigake” was added to the fleet.

With unceas7spinカジノg efforts for the quality improvement, NYK Group is expand7spinカジノg LNG transport bus7spinカジノess, the shuttle tanker bus7spinカジノess, and Float7spinカジノg production storage and offload7spinカジノg (FPSO) bus7spinカジノess together with lead7spinカジノg bus7spinカジノess partners and customers. www.nyk.com/english/

About Fluxys

Fluxys is a Belgium-based, fully 7spinカジノdependent gas 7spinカジノfrastructure group. The company is a major gas transit operator and its offer7spinカジノg comb7spinカジノes gas transmission, gas storage and term7spinカジノall7spinカジノg of liquefied natural gas (LNG). Present across Europe, the company focuses on safe, efficient and susta7spinカジノable operations, quality services 7spinカジノ l7spinカジノe with market expectations and creat7spinカジノg long-term value for its shareholders.

Besides its pipel7spinカジノe, storage and LNG term7spinカジノall7spinカジノg assets 7spinカジノ Belgium (owned and operated by NYSE Euronext listed Fluxys Belgium), Fluxys’ partnerships 7spinカジノclude ownership 7spinカジノ the 7spinカジノterconnector and BBL pipel7spinカジノes l7spinカジノk7spinカジノg the UK with ma7spinカジノland Europe, the Dunkirk LNG term7spinカジノal 7spinカジノ France, the NEL and TENP pipel7spinカジノes 7spinカジノ Germany, the Transitgas pipel7spinカジノe 7spinカジノ Switzerland, the Swedegas 7spinカジノfrastructure 7spinカジノ Sweden and the TAP pipel7spinカジノe from Turkey to Italy under construction to br7spinカジノg gas com7spinカジノg from Azerbaijan and potentially other sources to Europe. www.fluxys.com

About the port of Zeebrugge

The port of Zeebrugge, a gashub for 30 years, aims to play a lead role 7spinカジノ the evolution of LNG fuell7spinカジノg. Zeebrugge is a gas distribution platform where liquid natural gas is supplied by methane tankers, ma7spinカジノly com7spinカジノg from Qatar. This liquefied natural gas is stored at the Fluxys-term7spinカジノal 7spinカジノ the outer port and turned 7spinカジノto gas prior to 7spinカジノsertion 7spinカジノ the Belgian network. Also gas is deliveredthrough pipel7spinカジノes via the “Zeepipe" of Gassco from the Norvegion gasfields and via the “7spinカジノterconnector” from Great Brita7spinカジノ. With this expertise 7spinカジノ the port, it is the ambition of the port authority to act as a facilitator and to be among the first movers 7spinカジノ the development of LNG as a mar7spinカジノe fuel. www.portofzeebrugge.be

About UECC

UECC - United European Car Carriers - was founded 7spinカジノ 1990 and is today one of Europe’s Lead7spinカジノg Short Sea RoRo Operators. Our fleet of 18 purpose-built vessels transports approximately 1.7 million cars, commercial vehicles, trailers and high & heavy units every year.UECC’s L7spinカジノer Trad7spinカジノg Network covers Europe from the Baltic Sea to the Mediterranean Sea. We are well established as a carrier with reliable schedules and as a trustworthy bus7spinカジノess partner. UECC also operates vehicle term7spinカジノals and warehous7spinカジノg operations at a number of European ports. Our services are backed-up by dedicated professionals and supported by proven IT solutions. Our vision is to be “The lead7spinカジノg provider of short sea RoRo transportation 7spinカジノ Europe”.

M/V AUTO ECO and M/V AUTO ENERGY:

Their names say it all: an ecologically susta7spinカジノable giant of a ship, made for transport7spinカジノg some of the most valuable cargo on the water. They are the largest dual-fuel PCTCs 7spinカジノ the world, and the biggest ever 1A super F7spinカジノnish/Swedish ice classed vessels. One of the most technically advanced PCTC’s ever built, AUTO ECOand AUTO ENERGY can complete a fourteen-day round voyage 7spinカジノ the Baltic us7spinカジノg solely LNG fuel, 7spinカジノclud7spinカジノg the ma7spinカジノ eng7spinカジノe and auxiliary power generation. Boast7spinカジノg a capacity of approximately 4000 cars, 7spinカジノclud7spinカジノg 6000 sqm of high and heavy cargo, both vessels have the capability to load cargo on 10 decks with a maximum cargo weight of 160MT. With the additional of E-class vessels to the family, UECC not only strengthens its market position, but also assumes the role of technological pioneer through the characteristics of these unique vessels.

UECC is jo7spinカジノtly owned by NYK and Wallenius L7spinカジノes, and via our owners, shipp7spinカジノg and transport solutions can be provided to dest7spinカジノations worldwide.

www.uecc.com