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Port of Barcelona completes first STS bio-LNG bunkering operation

Port of Barcelona completes first STS bio-LNG bunkering operation

Port of Barcelona completes first STS bio-LNG bunkering operation

The Mein Schiff Relax, TUI Cruises’ first InTUItion class vessel, received the first bio-LNG supply from a barge at the Port of Barcelona on 26 July, marking the port’s first ship-to-ship (STS) bio-LNG bunkering operation.

The bio-LNG, supplied by the barge Haugesund Knutsen chartered by Shell, came from Enagás’s regasification plant and totaled 1,875 m³. As stated, Bio-LNG, produced from organic waste, can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 70-100% compared to fossil fuels, supporting decarbonization goals under the FuelEU Maritime Directive.

As stated, this operation marked the second bio-LNG supply at the port but the first ship-to-ship bunkering, significantly

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