The shipping firm announced the new milestone in a social media post on Friday.
During the operation, the 7,500-cbm bunkering vessel FueLNG Bellina, owned by a JV of Shell and Seatrium, supplied LNG to EPS’s dual-fuel PCTC CMA CGM Indianapolis in Singapore.
This 2023-built PCTC serves a charter deal with CMA CGM’s unit CEVA Logistics.
EPS did not provide further details.
The shipping firm completed its first LNG bunkering operation in November 2020, the 50th operation in September 2022, the 100th operation in June 2023, the 250th operation in 2024, the 500th operation last year, and the 550th operation in January this year.
The company has a large fleet of LNG-powered vessels, including containerships, tankers, bulkers, and PCTCs.
EPS previously said that its fleet includes 137 LNG dual-fuel vessels.
According to its website, EPS manages 355 vessels, including 177 dual-fuel ships.
Last year, Singapore LNG bunkering volumes rose 23.9 percent compared to the year before, reaching a new yearly record.
Data on MPA’s website shows LNG bunkering sales reached 571,350 mt last year.
Moreover, Singapore’s monthly LNG bunkering sales almost doubled in February this year compared to the same month last year.
MPA’s data shows LNG bunkering sales in the world’s largest bunkering port reached 58,990 mt last month.
