Spanish and Swiss duo put LNG bunkering vessel to sea
Enagás, a Spanish company that operates and maintains gas pipelines and terminals, and Axpo, Switzerland’s largest energy producer and an international player in energy trading and the marketing of solar and wind power, have rolled out a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering vessel in southwestern Spain.
The launch of an LNG bunkering vessel, named Alisios LNG, at the port of Huelva in southwestern Spain was done by Arturo Gonzalo, Enagás’ CEO, and Ignacio Soneira, Axpo Iberia’s Managing Director. The vessel, owned by Enagás through its Scale Green Energy subsidiary and chartered by Axpo for commercial use, is expected to operate along the southern coast of the Iberian Peninsula and promote the use of LNG and bio-LNG as transitional fuels for maritime transport.
Gonzalo underlined: “Today’s launch is a key milestone in the development of infrastructure that contributes to the decarbonisation of the maritime sector. The adoption of more sustainable fuels, such as LNG and bio-LNG,
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