Gibraltar Completes First Ship-to-Ship Transfer of LNG

by Ship & Bunker News Team
Tuesday March 31, 2015

Gibraltar has successfully conducted its first ship-to-ship transfer of liquefied natural gas (LNG),  the Gibraltar Port Authority announced in an emailed press release. 

The process between LNG carriers SS Excelerate and SS Seishu Maru was said to have taken 12 hours and was overseen by UK-based marine service company Fendercare Marine

"I certainly want to see more of this in the future, reinforcing our leading role as a premier bunker port offering the widest possible range of marine services," said Bob Sanguinetti, CEO of the Port of Gibraltar. 

The port authority added that the operation has been "very tightly controlled," with the port having also instituted additional superintendents and stricter weather parameters.

Last month, the Gibraltar government indicated that it had thrown its full support behind LNG, having said that LNG bunkering is both safer and cleaner than diesel bunkering.