First ship-to-ship bunkering of LNG/LBG

Gasum’s LNG bunker vessel, Coralius, made the successful transfer to the M/V Auto Energy on 16 December at anchorage outside the Port of Gothenberg in Sweden.

“We are very excited to see our first ship-to-ship bunkering with the blend of LNG and LBG go smoothly,” said Jacob Granqvist, maritime sales director from Gasum. “We can now perform ship-to-ship bunkering with different blends of LNG and LBG which will open new possibilities for our clients as well as for us to go forward in decarbonising maritime transport,” he added.

Typically, LBG from Gasum is sourced from biodegradable waste streams in Scandinavia, including residential, retail and commercial sewage or agricultural waste streams. The biogas has a carbon footprint close to zero, with the same low emissions of sulphur oxides, nitrogen oxides and particles as with LNG.

“Incorporating biogas into our increasingly greener energy mix allows us to further reduce our CO2 emissions. This transition from a traditional linear economy to the circular economy is critical to our goal of meeting or exceeding the 40% reduction in carbon intensity by 2030 set by the IMO,” said says UECC chief executive, Glenn Edvardsen.

UECC currently operates two dual-fuel LNG PCTC ro-ro vessels. Its first LNG battery-hybrid PCTC is scheduled for delivery at the end of 2021, with two more to follow. All the vessels are LNG-LBG compatible.