Axpo completes first LNG bunkering in Algeciras

Energy firm Axpo has delivered around 2,235 mt of LNG to Mediterranean Shipping Company’s (MSC) dual-fuel container ship Mariacristina in the Spanish port of Algeciras.

IMAGE: STS bunkering of Mediterranean Shipping Company’s vessel, Mariacristina. Axpo

“It is the first operation carried out via Axpo’s chartered small-scale LNG vessel in Spain,” the company said.

The fuel was supplied to the vessel, Mariacristina, in a ship-to-ship (STS) bunkering operation using an LNG bunker tanker, Avenir Aspiration, chartered from UK-based Avenir LNG.

Axpo entered the Spanish market in March with its first LNG bunkering at the port of Málaga. This latest operation at Algeciras “further consolidates Axpo’s position” in the Mediterranean region, the company noted.

In addition to this, it will also deliver LNG stems in the ports of Valencia and Barcelona, the company confirmed. It plans to deploy two LNG bunker barges with capacities of 7,500 cbm and 12,500 cbm to support these physical LNG bunker fuel deliveries.

“In addition to bunkering operations, Axpo will offer gassing up and cool down services in the Mediterranean area," it added.

By Konica Bhatt

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