Norway's First LNG Bunkering Vessel Enters Service
Maritime Activity Reports, Inc.
Bergen LNG (Photo: Bergen Tankers)
Bergen Tankers’ newly converted liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering vessel—Norway's first—has recently entered service.
The 49.25-meter vessel, Bergen LNG, is being operated by Gasnor (Shell) in the Bergen area and on the Norwegian west coast to supply the LNG-fueled passenger ships operated by Hurtigruten and Kystruten. Bergen LNG has completed several LNG bunkers for ships, and has distributed LNG to many industrial and land facilities in Norway, Bergen Tankers said.
The 850-cubic-meter capacity Bergen LNG was born from the conversion of the 2010-built oil tanker Oslo Tank to carry LNG instead of conventional liquid marine fuels. The vessel was originally built by Nevsky Shipbuilding in St Petersburg, Russia, and the conversion took place at Westcon Shipyards in Florø, Norway.