Axpo completes first ship-to-ship LBM bunkering in Barcelona

Bunker supplier Axpo has conducted a ship-to-ship bio-LNG bunkering operation in Barcelona on a vessel operated by Japanese shipping vessel Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL).

IMAGE: Aerial view of the Port of Barcelona. Getty Images

MOL’s vehicle carrier, Lapis Ace, received an unspecified amount of bio-LNG from Axpo's bunkering vessel Green Pearl.

Axpo has previously conducted STS bio-LNG transfers in Málaga and Algeciras, making Barcelona the third Spanish port to conduct such operations.

Bio-LNG is a renewable liquefied fuel made from organic waste-derived biomethane, and used as a lower-carbon alternative to conventional LNG.

Last week, MOL ⁠signed agreements with liquefied biomethane (LBM) suppliers, Axpo and Titan, to bunker its car carriers in Northern Europe and the Mediterranean.

LBM, or bio-LNG, can be used as a drop-in fuel in vessels that are LNG-capable and is a cleaner alternative to fossil LNG.

By Aparupa Mazumder

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