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来源：Offshore Energy 2023-02-10
翻译：国际海事信息网 顾晋瑄 张运鸿

        Seaside LNG公司从TOTE集团旗下的TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico有限责任公司收购了“Clean Jacksonville”号液化天然气注油船。

        该公司声称，Seaside公司现拥有在美国运营的最大液化天然气驳船船队。 

        Seaside LNG公司旗下的Polaris New Energy海运公司已经签约继续为TOTE集团的马林（Marlin）级液化天然气驱动集装箱船和其他客户公司船舶提供液化天然气驳船的燃料。最近，“Clean Jacksonville”号船在Jacksonville港口完成了第300次供油工作，这对其而言是一次具有重要里程碑意义的工作。

        Seaside LNG公司首席执行官Tim Casey表示：“Seaside公司与JAX LNG公司有着合作，并且为液化天然气驳船队发展方面进行投资，这都提高了我司为航运业提供环保型液化天然气的能力。 ”

        Tim Casey也补充说：“使用液化天然气作为海运燃料可以大大降低氮氧化物、硫氧化物、二氧化碳及颗粒物的排放量，从而带来巨大的环保和公众健康效益。购买‘Clean Jacksonville’号让我们的团队不仅获得了一个新客户，结交了这位有价值的运营伙伴，同时还获得了扩充我司船队运营地域的机会。”

        此外，Polaris公司与TOTE 集团的独立分公司TOTE Services签订了长期合同，继续为“Clean Jacksonville”提供技术管理支持。 

        该船补足了Polaris公司5500立方米的“Clean Canaveral”号船的注油服务。“Clean Canaveral”号船沿美国东南部海岸运营，是《琼斯法案》（Jones Act ）市场上最大的注油驳船。Polaris公司还有另一艘在建的5500立方米驳船，即“Clean Everglades”号，其交付时间计划在2023年底。

        TOTE Services公司总裁Jeff Dixon补充道：“在将液化天然气引入海事领域，我司具有业内最丰富的作业经验。我们通从船舶建造到船舶管理与技术专长等各方面帮助客户实现他们的商业及环保目标。”

        Polaris公司船舶使用的液化天然气加注地位于JAX LNG公司的Jacksonville码头。JAX LNG是一家液化天然气设备生产商，也是Seaside LNG和Pivotal LNG两家公司的合资企业。

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Seaside LNG becomes largest owner of LNG barges in US

Seaside LNG has acquired the liquefied natural gas fueling barge Clean Jacksonville from TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico, LLC, a subsidiary of TOTE Group.

Seaside now has the largest fleet of LNG barges operating in the United States, the company claims. 

Seaside LNG’s maritime transportation company, Polaris New Energy, has contracted to continue fueling TOTE’s Marlin Class LNG-powered container ships and other customers with its LNG bunker barges. The Clean Jacksonville recently reached a significant milestone having completed her 300th bunkering at the Port of Jacksonville.

“Seaside continues to expand its ability to bring environmentally-friendly LNG to the shipping industry with our partnership in JAX LNG and our investments in growing the LNG barge fleet,” said Tim Casey, CEO of Seaside LNG. 

“Use of LNG as a maritime fuel delivers substantial environmental and public health benefits by dramatically lowering emissions of NOx, SOx, CO2 and particulate matter. By purchasing the Clean Jacksonville, our team gains not only a new customer and valuable operating partner, but also the opportunity to expand our fleet operations geographically.”

In addition, Polaris entered a long-term contract with TOTE Services, a separate subsidiary of TOTE Group, to continue serving as the technical manager of Clean Jacksonville. 

The vessel complements the bunkering services of Polaris’ 5,500 m3 Clean Canaveral which operates along the coast of the southeastern U.S. and is the largest bunker barge in the Jones Act market. Polaris also has a second 5,500 m3 barge, the Clean Everglades, under construction which is scheduled for delivery by end of 2023.

“TOTE Services’ experience in bringing LNG to the maritime sector is the most extensive in the industry. By working across every aspect, from vessel construction to ship management and technical expertise, we help our customers achieve their business and environmental objectives,” added Jeff Dixon, President of TOTE Services.

The LNG for Polaris’ vessels is loaded at the Jacksonville dock of JAX LNG, an LNG production facility and a joint venture between Seaside LNG and Pivotal LNG.