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Avenir LNG Bunker Vessel to Run on Bio-LNG for Remainder of 2025
UK-based Avenir LNG has announced that its LNG bunkering vessel, Avenir Ascension, will run on bio-LNG for the rest of 2025, starting from April 1.
By operating the vessel on bio-LNG, the company aims to reduce CO2 emissions by more than 3,500 tonnes per year, which is equivalent to the annual emissions of over 2,000 passenger vehicles, it said in a LinkedIn post on Monday.
The firm is already seeing growing demand for bio-LNG from dual-fuel LNG vessels.
"We are seeing a growing demand from our customers for the supply of low-emission bio-LNG, Jonathan Quinn, managing director of Avenir LNG, said.
"We have developed a flexible and efficient supply chain to enable the cost-effective delivery of Bio-LNG across Northwest Europe."
The initiative to run Avenir Ascension on bio-LNG was voluntary.
This initiative sends a strong message, alongside our customers, about reducing emissions well beyond existing regulatory requirements, Quinn stated.
Since 2022, Avenir LNG has been supplying LNG and bio-LNG to vessels in northwest Europe.
The demand is seen most from ferries, container ships and tankers in Scandinavia and the Baltic Sea region.
Recently, Stolt-Nielsen announced that it will fully acquire Avenir LNG.
