Skangas To Supply Swedish Shipowners
Scandinavia's leading LNG distributor Skangas has reached an agreement with Gothia Tanker Alliance to deliver natural gas (LNG) as fuel to new tankers, Skangas said October 30.
The main Swedish shipping companies that will get the advantage of the supply agreement with Skangas are Furetank Rederi, Erik Thun and Rederi AB Alvtank. These shipping companies have invested in total six new LNG-fueled vessels and, together with the existing Fure West vessel, they are all jointly operated by the Gothia Tanker Alliance.
The Swedish Shipowners' Association is actively contributing to reduce any negative environmental impact of the shipping industry; their goal is zero emissions within 2050.
"Investing in LNG fueled vessels contributes along these lines", said Furetank managing director Lars Hoglund. "For newbuilds we focus on energy efficiency and innovations. Together with our choice of cleaner fuel we are experiencing a major reduction in our CO2 emissions, not to forget the reductions in particulate matters and NOx", he concludes. NOx stands for nitrogen oxides.
Skangas sales and marketing director Tommy Mattila said his company is "very happy with the agreement and to continue our relationship with Furetank and the rest of the Gothia Tanker Alliance." Norway-based Skangas is now 100%-owned by Finnish utility Gasum.
Wherever one of the Swedish shipowners' vessels needs LNG fuel, Skangas said it will deliver - either through trailer trucks extensively being used for bunkering operations in ports, or bunkering from terminals, as well as Skangas's bunker vessel Coralius. The latter can fuel ships either at anchorage off Gothenburg in Sweden, off Skaw in Denmark, offshore Norway, or in ports during cargo operations. (The banner photo, showing Coralius and Fure West side by side, is courtesy of Skangas)