A British Columbia (BC) liquefied natural gas (LNG) dealer has recruited a Japanese trading house to help market LNG as a marine fuel at North America’s Pacific Northwest ports.  

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Cryopeak LNG Solutions Corp., an arm of BP Energy Partners LLC in the Vancouver, BC, suburb of Richmond, said a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the sales drive has been signed with Tokyo-based Sumitomo Corp.

The agreement expands a marketing effort that started with an MOU that Cryopeak signed in July with Island Tug & Barge Ltd. The MOUs call for LNG transport by a high-volume floating fueling service known as ATB, short for articulated tug and barge configuration.

“Offering a safe and efficient LNG bunkering solution is critical to the adoption of LNG as a marine fuel to the shipping...