Avenir starts delivering bioLNG to Swedish ferry operator

UK-based midstream LNG & bioLNG company Avenir LNG has conducted the first bioLNG delivery to Swedish ferry operator Destination Gotland, a subsidiary of Rederi AB Gotland.

For this operation, Avenir deployed Avenir Aspiration, a dual-purpose, 7,500-cubic meters LNG bunkering and supply vessel, in the Port of Visby, Sweden.

The ISCC-certified bioLNG was produced in Europe and loaded into Avenir’s bunker vessel at the Port of Zeebrugge, Belgium.

Marcus Risberg, CEO of Destination Gotland, said: “We are committed to provide comfortable and reliable transport services for our customers between the Swedish mainland and Gotland. The possibility to use bio-LNG ensures that we can provide our services in an even more sustainable way, thereby reducing the impact on the environment and population.”

Jonathan Quinn, Managing Director of Avenir LNG, commented: “As a leading supplier of small-scale LNG and owner of one of the largest global LNG bunker vessel fleets, we strive continuously to provide safe, reliable and efficient fuels whilst minimizing the environmental impact for our customers. Setting up new bio-LNG supply chains is at the core of our global growth strategy.”

In 2022, Destination Gotland and Avenir signed a multi-year contract for the supply of LNG to the dual-fuel RoPax ferries MS Gotland and MS Visby. Since then, Avenir has conducted up to 20 ship-to-ship LNG bunker operations per month in the Swedish ports of Visby and Nynashamn.