Finland-headed gas major Gasum Oy has announced that it has partnered with Samskip Multimodal BV (Samskip), a Netherlands-headed European logistics solutions provider, on the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for two Samskip vessels.
Founded in Iceland in 1990, Samskip has grown to become a major European logistics solutions provider. Transportation and logistics activities focus mainly on the European multimodal transport, European breakbulk and project cargo movements, North Atlantic integrated logistics, worldwide temperature-controlled and ambient cargo forwarding and logistics.
Amongst other things Samskip owns and operates two single fuel vessels, Samskip Kvitbjorn and Samskip Kvitnos powered entirely by liquefied natural gas (LNG). The partnership with Gasum allows Samskip to bunker LNG in Risavika, Norway.
As Gasum’s LNG-plant is located just 200 metres from the quayside, LNG can be bunkered swiftly and safely directly from the plant through a loading arm. Gasum is also supporting Samskip’s door-to-door-logistics on land and at sea.
Bunkering LNG in Risavika is a great asset to us and vastly improves our bunker network. We are looking forward to developing our relationship to gain further benefits from Gasum’s products and services, said Kari-Pekka Laaksonen, CEO of Samskip.
Samskip Kvitbjorn and Samskip Kvitnos perform liner shipping between Rotterdam and Norway, sailing to Europe’s most northern town Hammerfest. The vessels are high-capacity and ocean-going and work on a regular route with fixed schedules.
The vessels are equipped with Rolls Royce single fuel LNG engines. Using single fuel engines is still quite rare, and the progressive technology has earned the vessels several awards nominations including. Next Generation Ship Award and GREEN4SEA Technology Award.
Partnership with Samskip is great news for us! We are proud to be part of the bigger change in the shipping industry and to have these performant vessels taking LNG just outside Gasum office windows. I’m also happy that loading in Norway confirms our competitiveness in the North European LNG environment, said Jacob Granqvist, Gasum’s Sales Director for Maritime.
According to Gasum, using LNG as a maritime fuel reduces emissions significantly compared to conventional fuel, such as heavy fuel oil (HFO). The use of LNG improves local air quality and reduces greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by up to 20 percent when compared to conventional fuel.
