Another ship added to LNG transfer fleet

Coral Anthelia is scheduled to enter operation by the end of 2014 with a time charter agreement for a medium period, with possibilities for extension. The tanker will carry LNG from the plant at Risavika to the Skangass terminal in Fredrikstad. The ship will is expected to offer the possibility of performing ship-to-ship bunkering, thereby increasing the number of bunkering options offered by Skangass.

“The fact that we have to increase our LNG transport capacity at sea means that the demand for LNG in NW Europe is increasing. At the same time, having two ships available gives us an opportunity to tailor our delivery further,” says CEO of Skangass, Tor Morten Osmundsen.

Coral Energy will be used for carrying LNG to the new Skangass terminal in Lysekil to be opened before summer 2014, plus other sea operations. Coral Anthelia is being built and equipped to comply with all international requirements concerning emissions, including reductions in NO_X, SO_X and particulates, and will be ice classed to enable it to operate year-round in the Baltic. Coral Anthelia can carry about 6,500 m³ of LNG, half of the capacity of Coral Energy.