Canadian ferry owner Seaspan is planning to order an LNG bunker vessel (LNGBV) newbuilding to serve Vancouver and ports in the wider region.

Speaking to TradeWinds, Harly Penner, director of fleet engineering and vessel development at the outfit’s shipowning arm Seaspan Ferries, said the vessel will be flagged in Canada and have Vancouver as its home port.

Under the company’s plans, the LNGBV would be operational by 2022 or 2023.