Skangass commissions LNG bunker vessel

The 5,800m3 vessel will serve the Skagerrak, Kattegat and Baltic regions and will be delivered in early 2017. The new vessel uses technology applied on Anthony Veder’s small scale LNG carriers, including a dual-fuel engine.

Design features required to perform bunkering operations, including thrusters to facilitate increased manoeuvrability, were developed by joint venture partners Anthony Veder and Sirius Rederi. The vessel also has the highest ice class notation, allowing it to trade in the Baltics during winter time.

Tor Morten Osmundsen, chief executive officer of Skangass said: “Recently we entered into our first ship-to-ship bunker contract with NEOT in Finland. Building the new vessel Coralius is the natural step for meeting this demand, and further developing our marine LNG supply chain.

“Although we already satisfy our marine clients’ needs by truck-to-ship and terminal-to-ship bunkering, we need to further develop the infrastructure. By doing so we will also be in a much stronger position to meet steadily rising demand for LNG.”

Skangass said Coralius will offer excellent accessibility and high transfer rates to minimise bunker time. The build is part of Joint Industry Project FLEXI, one of six pilot projects co-funded by the EU under Pilot LNG, an initiative intended to improve bunkering infrastructure.