JAX LNG and Polaris New Energy recently completed the first LNG bunkering of Royal Caribbean International’s Star of the Seas in Port Canaveral.
According to a press release, the operation took place soon after the vessel’s first visit to the port on August 13, 2025.
The statement highlighted the benefits of LNG, which is said to support reduced emissions, providing ship operators with a cleaner yet reliable fuel option that is odorless and colorless.
The refueling used the special bunker vessel, the Clean Everglades, which supplied the ship with multiple weeks’ worth of fuel.
According to JAX LNG, the entire operation took approximately seven hours and was monitored by Canaveral Fire Rescue’s Fireboat2, a marine firefighting rescue vessel, the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office Marine Un