EGA ships world’s 1st bauxite cargo in LNG-fueled vessels

Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), the largest ‘premium aluminum’ producer in the world, has made the world’s first bauxite cargo shipment using a Liquefied Natural Gas-fueled vessel.

The shipment, in a Capesize ship, is carrying bauxite mined by EGA subsidiary Guinea Alumina Corporation to a customer in China.

LNG-fueled ships can achieve up to 28 percent lower greenhouse gas emissions on a tank-to-wake basis compared to vessels using traditional marine bunker fuel, according to SEA-LNG, a multi-sector industry coalition. The…