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Balearia Takes Delivery of LNG-Fuelled Fast Ferry
Spanish shipping company Balearia has taken delivery of an LNG-fuelled fast ferry.
The company took delivery of the fast ferry Margarita Salas from the Armon Shipyard in Gijón last week, it said in a LinkedIn post.
The ferry is the firm's 11th to run on LNG as a bunker fuel.
"In its construction, 220 people have worked directly during the more than two and a half years that the process has lasted, the company said in the post.
"In addition, more than 1,200 tonnes of aluminium have been used, a material that provides various advantages, such as weight reduction and, therefore, a reduction in fuel consumption."
LNG remains the dominant alternative fuel choice for now, with supply set up at almost all major bunkering locations. But the future viability of LNG-fuelled ships will rely on the rollout of bio- and synthetic LNG at these ports as well, as shipping firms seek to deliver lower GHG emissions.
