Spain Lays Keel for First Newbuild LNG Bunker Ship
The keel has been laid for the first ever LNG bunkering vessel to be built in Spain, Spanish LNG terminal operator Enagas reported on March 18.
Construction of the 5,000-m3 vessel is taking place at the Armon shipyard in Gijon, under a joint project between Enagas and Norwegian shipping group Knutsen, which will serve as the operator. The ship will be chartered to Shell and will use the Enagas LNG terminal in Barcelona for loading and supplying LNG.
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LNG bunkering in Spain is growing quickly, with the number of refuelling operations soaring to 741 last year, versus 199 in 2019, according to Iberian gas association Gasnam. LNG refuelling activities are also expanding elsewhere in the Mediterranean, supported by a rise in LNG-bunkering shipping between Asia and Europe. The establishment of a Mediterranean emissions control area, currently under discussion at the International Maritime Organisation, is expected to expand LNG use in shipping further.
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