Axpo joins forces with Enagas on Spanish bio-LNG bunkering op

Axpo and Enagas announced the bio-LNG bunkering operation in separate statements on Tuesday.

The 7,500-cbm LNG bunkering and supply vessel, Avenir Aspiration, chartered by Axpo, delivered over 4,000 cbm of ISCC-certified bio-LNG to the LNG dual fuel container vessel CMA CGM Fort Bourbon.

Axpo said the bio-LNG supplies were sourced via virtual liquefaction at the Enagas-operated Cartagena LNG import facility.

Moreover, Enagas said the bio-LNG loading operation at the Cartagena facility represents the largest operation of its kind in terms of volume to date in Spain.

The firm noted that the bio-LNG service at the Cartagena plant has been certified by the European Union’s International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC EU) since last July, guaranteeing that the facility meets all the environmental, social, and traceability criteria established by the European Commission.

This operation builds upon Axpo’s recent LNG bunkering successes in key ports, including Malaga, Algeciras, and Sines.

In March, Axpo completed its first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation with its chartered vessel Avenir Aspiration.

Axpo bunkered MSC’s LNG dual-fuel containership in the Spanish port of Malaga.

In 2023, Axpo joined forces with Italy’s Gas and Heat and the San Giorgio del Porto shipyard to deploy a small-scale LNG bunkering vessel off the coast of Naples.

The renewable energy producer and trader signed a ten-year deal with the two firms to charter the LNG bunkering vessel and it expects the ship to begin operations in 2025.

Axpo is active across the midstream and downstream natural gas and LNG sector in Switzerland and abroad, including trading and transporting gas across Europe.

Its LNG customers range from small and medium-sized enterprises to large energy-intensive industrial companies.