Scale Gas, an Enagás subsidiary, and Knutsen inaugurate the first LNG supply vessel built in Spain, based in the Port of Barcelona
Caption: From left to right, Knutsen Founder and Owner Trygve Seglem; the Managing Director of Enagás, Arturo Gonzalo; the President of the Port of Barcelona, Lluís Salvadó; and the President of Shell Spain, Óscar Fernández.
• The ‘Haugesund Knutsen’, chartered by Shell Spain and built by Astilleros Armón Gijón, will operate in the Port of Barcelona and boost the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a sustainable fuel in maritime transport
• The shipbuilding initiative, spearheaded by Knutsen Oas Shipping, is part of a European project coordinated by Enagás within the LNGhive2 institutional strategy led by Puertos del Estado, and has been co-financed by the European Commission through the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) programme
• The event also saw presentation of the adaptation of the Small-Scale jetty at the Enagás regasification terminal in Barcelona, which is one of the actions included in the Government’s +ES Plan (Plan Más Seguridad Energética – More Energy Security Plan)
• Prior to presentation of the ship, Arturo Gonzalo, CEO of Enagás, and Lluís Salvadó, President of the Port of Barcelona, signed a MoU for the joint promotion of hydrogen projects in the area
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Descarbonizando el transporte marítimo: LNGhive Algeciras
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• El proyecto está promovido por Knutsen OAS Shipping AS y Enagás, a través de su filial Scale Gas, que construirán el barco de abastecimiento de GNL.
• Esta iniciativa impulsa la sostenibilidad medioambiental en el transporte marítimo y se enmarca dentro de la estrategia ‘LNGhive2’, cofinanciada por la UE, coordinada por Enagás y liderada por Puertos del Estado.
• El barco, que será fletado por Shell España SA, utilizará la terminal de Enagás, con el apoyo del Port de Barcelona, para la carga y suministro del GNL.
• Ayer tuvo lugar la ceremonia de puesta de quilla del buque, celebrada en las instalaciones del astillero de Armon en Gijón.
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Scale Gas and Peninsula announce an agreement to build and charter a vessel to supply LNG to the Port of Algeciras and its surroundings
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Enagás, through its subsidiary Scale Gas, and Peninsula, have agreed to build and jointly own a liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply vessel.
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The agreement includes the chartering of the vessel by Peninsula, which will supply LNG as marine fuel in the Port of Algeciras and around the Strait of Gibraltar.
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The vessel, with a capacity of 12,500m3, will be built at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard and is expected to be delivered in the third quarter of 2023.
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The project is co-financed by the European Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) transport
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Work progresses on the first LNG supply vessel built in Spain
• Project is driven by Knutsen OAS Shipping AS and Enagás, through a Joint Venture of its subsidiary Scale Gas, that will build the bunking vessel.
• The initiative promotes environmental sustainability in maritime transport, is framed within the strategy ‘LNGhive2’, co-financed by the EU, coordinated by Enagás and led by State Ports.
• El barco, que será fletado por Shell España SA, utilizará la terminal de Enagás, con el apoyo del Port de Barcelona, para la carga y suministro del GNL.
• The ship will be chartered by Shell España SA, will use the Enagás LNG terminal, with the support of the Port of Barcelona, for the loading and supply of LNG..
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The European Commission supports the construction of the first LNG bunkering vessel to operate at the Port of Algeciras
• The project is promoted by Enagás, through its subsidiary Scale Gas, and the Port Authority of Algeciras Bay
• The initiative is part of the LNGhive2 strategy led by the Spanish Ports Authority and co-financed by the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF)
• The ship will be loading LNG at the Enagás terminal in Huelva and will operate in the area covered by the Port of Algeciras