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Titan charters UNITED LNG I bunker vessel
Titan Clean Fuels, part of Molgas, has chartered UNITED LNG I, a new LNG bunker vessel launched in December 2025, owned by Somtralux and operated by United Bunkers.The 135-metre-long inland waterway bunker vessel has a total cargo capacity of 8,000 CBM and will operate in the Zeebrugge, Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Antwerp (ZARA) region.
With this new vessel, Titan can deliver LNG, liquefied biomethane (LBM/bio-LNG) and in the future renewable hydrogen-derived e-methane (e-LNG) more cost efficiently and moving more easily between ARA and Zeebrugge ports. The vessel can supply container vessels, large PCTCs, large tankers, and will not need a spacer vessel to conduct deliveries to cruise vessels, as well as both bunkering and re-supplying other LNG bunker vessels.
The vessel is already operational, having completed multiple LNG bunkering operations as part of its onboarding programme, right after obtaining the licence to act as an LNG bunker vessel from the port. Since then, it has particularly been delivering to PCTCs calling at various ports in the ZARA region, which is a primary focus of Titan’s operations with the vessel.
Titan can also conduct simultaneous bunkering operations (SIMOPS), and with the vessel’s high total pump capacity (eight deep well main cargo pumps, delivering 165 m³/hr of fuel each) it is suitable to deliver to larger vessels within port stay. Additionally, it is equipped with subcoolers and a gas combustion unit – which are ideal for specialist gas-up and cooldown operations.
Niels Den Nijs, director of Titan Clean Fuels Marine, commented:“As demand for LNG and LBM increases – in line with the growth of the LNG-fuelled fleet and supported by decarbonisation drivers like FuelEU Maritime – access to high-quality bunker vessels and various terminals is vital. This chartering agreement gives us even more flexibility in delivering methane pathway fuels to ship operators now and into the future.”