LNG bunker and distribution vessel, Coralius, will proceed with bunkering operations from this month onward.
The vessel, which is the first European built LNG bunker, was named in May by Johanna Lamminen, Chair of the Board of Skangas and Chief Executive Officer of Gasum. The vessel was commissioned by owners Anthony Veder and Sirius Shipping in 2015 and was built by Royal Bodewes.
The vessel will perform LNG bunkering services for Skangas, a subsidiary of Gasum, mainly operating in the North Sea, the Skagerak area and the Baltic Sea. The 1A Ice Classed Coralius is designed to safely discharge large quantities of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to its receiving vessel in a short period of time.
Vessel specifications
With an overall length of 99.60 metres, the vessel is equipped with LNG transfer equipment and the flat working deck is especially engineered for safe side-by-side operations. It has an LNG capacity of 5,800 m³ and a service speed of 13.5 knots. Special winches have also been installed to enable safe and swift mooring operations.
Jan Valkier, chief executive officer of Anthony Veder said, ‘…Last year we conducted the first safe bunkering operation in the Gothenburg area for Skangas with Coral Energy, another of our LNG carriers.
The Coralius is our first LNG bunker vessel developed in co-operation with Sirius Shipping…’
The Coralius is constructed according to the guidelines set by the Society for Gas and Marine Fuel (SGMF) whose aim is to harmonise safe and responsible operations of gas-fuelled ships. Compared to other marine fuels, LNG drastically cuts both sulphur oxide (SOx) and nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions.
