Anthony Veder’s LNG carrier duo joins Gasum’s pooling scheme

Dutch shipping company Anthony Veder will begin operating two of its vessels on bio-LNG to generate surplus compliance under Finnish state-owned energy firm Gasum’s FuelEU Maritime pooling scheme.

IMAGE: Anthony Veder’s LNG carrier Coral Energy. Gasum

Bio-LNG, also known as liquefied biomethane (LBM), is made up of about 99.8% methane. LNG-capable ships can use either pure LBM or LBM-LNG blends without requiring modifications.

Anthony Veder’s LNG carriers Coral Energy and Coral EnergICE, both chartered by state-owned Gasum, will run on bio-LNG as part of the initiative.

Gasum’s FuelEU Maritime pool

The EU’s FuelEU Maritime regulation includes a pooling mechanism that allows shipowners to share compliance across multiple vessels.

Under this system, ships that surpass greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets can transfer their surplus compliance to other vessels in the pool that fall short, helping them offset deficits and avoid penalties.

Gasum generates compliance for pool participants by using waste-based bio-LNG in selected dual-fuel ships, though it has not disclosed how many vessels are covered. To ensure accuracy, it uses DNV’s technology to track and verify fuel consumption and emissions, with DNV confirming the pool’s overall balance at the end of the year before submission to EU authorities.

In August, Finnish shipping company Viking Line said it had started running two of its vessels on bio-LNG to create surplus compliance within Gasum’s FuelEU pooling scheme. That same month, Gasum announced that its LNG bunkering vessel Coralius would operate entirely on bio-LNG.

By Tuhin Roy

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