Alisios LNG adds to Spain’s LNG bunkering capacity

Enagás and Axpo have introduced a new LNG bunkering vessel into the Iberian Peninsula market.

12,500-m³ Alisios LNG is operating under a commercial charter to Axpo. Built by Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore and Engineering in China, the vessel is owned by Enagás through its Scale Green Energy subsidiary.

The vessel will supply LNG and bioLNG for maritime transport and will work from one of Enagás’s loading terminals in Spain.

The companies said the ship is intended to support demand for lower-emissions marine fuels in southern Iberia.

Enagás chief executive officer Arturo Gonzalo said, “Today’s launch is a key milestone in the development of infrastructure that contributes to the decarbonisation of the maritime sector. The adoption of more sustainable fuels, such as LNG and bioLNG, also supports compliance with European emissions-reduction targets.”

Axpo Iberia managing director Ignacio Soneira said, “Commissioning this new vessel further consolidates Axpo’s leadership in the small-scale LNG bunkering business as we continue our efforts to help the transition to decarbonise maritime transport.”