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30 Sep 2016 / Gothenburg, Sweden

First ship to bunker LNG at port

A green milestone is reached in the Port of Gothenburg. M/T Ternsund bunkered natural gas at the entrance to the port. This is the first time ever in Sweden that a tanker bunkered this substantially cleaner marine fuel….

…Liquefied natural gas, or LNG, becomes liquefied when cooled to -163°C. This new marine fuel offers considerable environmental benefits….

…The first ship to bunker LNG is the newly constructed tanker M/T Ternsund, operated by the Swedish Donsö-based company Tärntank Ship Management AB.

…Bunkering took place at a protected location just off the island of Fotö at the entrance to the port. M/T Ternsund bunkered LNG from the Dutch bunkering vessel Coral Energy. The gas comes from the North Sea and has been supplied by the gas company Skangas….

…M/T Ternsund may be the first, but there will soon be several ships looking to bunker LNG on a regular basis at the Port of Gothenburg. Around 10 newly built LNG-powered vessels are on their way from the shipyards, all owned by Swedish tanker operators and all with routes that pass Gothenburg.

To induce more operators to switch to LNG, the Port of Gothenburg has introduced a substantial discount on the port charge. M/T Ternsund will be the first ship to qualify for the maximum discount – 30 per cent….

(For information about operations in Sweden contact GAC Sweden at [email protected])

Source: Extracts from Port of Gothenburg monthly newsletter, PortGotNews, September 2016

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