First European-built LNG bunker vessel for Skangas

Skangas has named its first European built LNG bunker and distribution vessel, Coralius. The naming ceremony was carried out by Chair of the Board of Skangas and Chief Executive Officer of Gasum, Johanna Lamminen.

The vessel was commissioned by owners Anthony Veder and Sirius Shipping in 2015 and was built by Royal Bodewes. This new vessel will offer LNG bunkering services for Skangas, a subsidiary of Gasum, mainly operating in the North Sea, the Skagerak area and the Baltic Sea. This way Skangas will serve customers’ better in all harbours in Nordic countries.

The 1A Ice Classed Coralius is designed to discharge large quantities of LNG to its receiving vessel in a short period of time. The vessel is equipped with state-of the-art LNG transfer equipment and the flat working deck is especially engineered for safe side-by-side operations. Special winches have also been installed to enable safe and swift mooring operations.

Chief Executive Officer of Skangas, Kimmo Rahkamo said: “Bunkering LNG ship-to-ship increases the accessibility of this marine fuel for our customers. It is a very valuable add-on to our existing bunkering methods of truck and terminals along the coast. Thanks to Coralius, from July onwards, our customers are going to experience swifter and more flexible bunkering operations than ever before.”

For more information visit www.skangas.com

30th May 2017