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First LNG bunkering completed in Gibraltar by Shell

The first LNG bunkering operation to be carried out in Gibraltar recently took place when the Shell chartered LNG bunker vessel Coral Methane supplied LNG to LOMONOSOV PROSPECT, an Aframax tanker operated by Sovcomflot. This welcome development is …

Mar 29, 2021 / Curious

First LNG Bunkering Operation In France Completed In Port of Marseille Fos

On Monday 4 May, the Port of Marseille Fos, Shell and Carnival carried out the first "ship-toship" LNG bunkering operation in France on the Costa Smeralda (CruiseMapper). One of the world’s first LNG-powered cruise ships, the COSTA SMERALDA, operated …

May 15, 2020 / Curious

Costa Smeralda: First Lng Refueling In Barcelona

After leaving the Turku shipyard on December 6, the new flagship has made its first liquefied natural gas refueling in Barcelona. The use of this low environmental impact fuel is a real innovation in the cruising sector.Costa Smeralda, the new Costa …

Dec 19, 2019 / Vessels

Coral Methane successfully executes LNG bunkering operation on AidaNova, the world’s first LNG cruise ship

On 16 January 2019, Coral Methane successfully carried out her first liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering operation on the world’s first LNG-powered cruise ship at Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Canary Islands. She fueled AIDAnova (see also …

Jan 17, 2019 / Vessels