Delivery
Signals Beginning of New Era to Use Bunker Vessels to Serve the Shipping
Market.
Skangas, a leading supplier of LNG
to the Nordic markets, announced that it successfullybunkered the product
tanker Ternsund on Gothenburg roads, Sweden on September 3rd. The
bunkering operation is a significant milestone for Skangas, as it represents
several historic firsts. Not only is it the first Ship-to-ship LNG
bunkering to the vessel Ternsund, it is the first Ship-to-ship bunkering to be
executed by companies Skangas and Anthony Veder, and the first to take place in
the Gothenburg area.
New
era: bunker vessels serve shipping market
Known
for its in-depth experience in delivering LNG to the marine market in Northern
Europe, the delivery by Skangas to the Ternsund marks the start of a new era:
using bunker vessels to serve the shipping market. Until now, deliveries were
made using trucks and onshore terminals.
Skangas
will start operating a new bunker vessel in early 2017, which will enable
swift, safe and efficient bunkering of LNG. Until then, Skangas is delivering
LNG to customers, such as NEOT (North European Oil Trading), using the Coral
Energy, Anthony Veders’ small scale LNG carrier. The 15,600 cbm LNG carrier is
normally used to feed LNG to distribution terminals in Europe. By using the
Coral Energy, Skangas provides LNG bunkering to ship owners throughout Northern
Europe. The bunkering in Gothenburg was performed in close cooperation between
Skangas, ship owners Terntank and Anthony Veder, the Port of Gothenburg, and
the company NEOT.
Easy
access to clean fuel a reality
“We
are very proud to be one of the first in the world to bunker LNG Ship-to-ship.
We strongly believe that LNG will rapidly become the fuel solution for
forward-thinking ship owners”, says Tor Morten Osmundsen, CEO of Skangas. “We
have developed an LNG infrastructure to serve the Nordic Industrial and Marine
sectors, and make LNG available for customers who are willing to switch to a
much cleaner fuel than traditionally used. The bunkering operation in
Gothenburg clearly indicates that the market is developing and that our efforts
to make LNG readily available are paying off.”
The
new Skangas bunker vessel M/T Coralius will have a capacity of 5,800 cbm. It
will provide both Ship-to-ship bunkering and feed LNG terminals throughout
Europe.
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