据路透社新加坡报道，新加坡Sinanju油轮控股公司在周五的一份声明中表示，埃克森美孚亚太公司已经与其签署了一份为期两年的租赁协议，租赁新加坡第一艘液化天然气（LNG）动力的加注油轮。

这艘新建造的7990吨载重吨位油轮将成为新加坡以及Sinanju第一艘LNG动力加注油轮，并将从明年第一季度起，向新加坡港口范围内的远洋船舶提供埃克森美孚的新型工程海洋燃料(EMF.5)。

根据Sinanju官网数据，EMF.5海洋燃料的设计符合国际海事组织的全球规定，即从2020年起，将海洋燃料中的硫含量限制在0.5%，而目前的比例为3.5%。

Sinanju总裁Ju Kai Meng表示，使用LNG作为油轮的燃料将有助于减少船用燃料行业的温室气体排放。

该船只预计将于2019年12月加入Sinanju的13艘船的燃料船队。

詹晓晶 摘自 路透社

原文如下：

ExxonMobil charters Singapore's first LNG-fueled bunker barge

ExxonMobil Asia Pacific has signed a two-year time charter agreement with Singapore-based Sinanju Tankers Holdings Pte Ltd to lease Singapore’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) powered bunker tanker, Sinanju said in an statement on Friday.

The 7,990 deadweight tonnage (dwt) new build will be the first LNG bunker tanker for Singapore and Sinanju and will deliver ExxonMobil’s new Engineered Marine Fuels (EMF.5) to ocean-going vessels within Singapore port limits from the first quarter of next year.

EMF.5 marine fuels are designed to comply with the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) global rules that limit the sulfur content in marine fuels to 0.5% from 2020, from 3.5% currently, according to the company’s website.

Sinanju Managing Director Ju Kai Meng said the use of LNG for the tanker would help reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the bunker industry.

The vessel is expected to join Sinanju’s 13 vessel bunker fleet in December 2019.