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Skangas LNG Bunkering Vessel Slated for Arrival in June
Skangas AS (Skangas) today announced that its new liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker vessel, Coralius, will arrive in June 2017.
Following delivery, the vessel will be employed between the Kiel Canal and mid-Norway, including part of the North Sea, and will be used to supply LNG in ports and at sea.
As Ship & Bunker has reported, the new vessel is to be chartered by Skangas under a long-term agreement with the vessel's joint venture owners Sirius Shipping and the Anthony Veder Group (Anthony Veder) through Sirius Veder Gas AB (Sirius Veder).
"The three companies decided to draw upon their individual broad LNG experience with the aim of creating a flexible, efficient and safe system for LNG bunkering," explains Skangas.
With a cargo capacity of 5,800 m3 and "state-of the-art" LNG transfer equipment, Coralius is said to be capable of transferring large volumes of LNG at high rates.
"LNG as marine fuel becomes even more accessible in our area by ship-to-ship bunkering," said Tor Morten Osmundsen, CEO of Skangas.
"Currently we bunker by truck and directly from our terminals, along the coast. From June this year, however, our customers can experience swifter and more flexible bunkering operations than ever."
As Ship & Bunker reported in October, Coralius will be used by Skangas to supply LNG bunkers to Statoil ASA (Statoil) platform supply vessels (PSVs) at several bases along the Norwegian west coast.
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