Axpo taps Spanish LNG bunkering market

Swiss energy firm Axpo has delivered approximately 2,800 mt of LNG to Mediterranean Shipping Company’s (MSC) dual-fuel containership at the Spanish port of Málaga.

PHOTO: Panoramic aerial view with Port of Málaga in Andalusia, Spain. Getty Images

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

The fuel was supplied in a ship-to-ship (STS) simultaneous bunkering operation (SIMOPs) using an LNG bunkering vessel chartered from UK-based Avenir LNG.

SIMOPs method allows LNG to be refuelled during cargo loading and unloading operations.

In addition to this, Axpo will also deliver LNG stems in the ports of Algeciras, 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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