Port of Gibraltar set for LNG bunkering

Shell applied to bunker LNG at the Spanish port in June 2019. This application has been approved and the company will now be granted a port operator licence, said the Government of Gibraltar, which owns Gibraltar Port Authority.

Minister for the Port, the Hon Vijay Daryanani said: “I am pleased to see that Shell has been successful in its application and welcome the trust and confidence that Shell continues to place in Gibraltar with the completion of its application.

“The Gibraltar Port Authority now looks forward to working with Shell to further develop the range of bunkering service at the Port of Gibraltar to include LNG bunkering. This is in line with the aspiration to keep Gibraltar on the leading edge of developments in the bunkering industry and to reinforce our position as a bunkering hub”.

Chief Minister, the Hon Fabian Picardo QC MP, stated: “I am delighted that a prestigious entity such as Shell should be operating from Gibraltar Port. Including LNG bunkering as one of the services on offer at our port demonstrates our forward thinking approach to developing the maritime industry, as well as ensuring that Gibraltar is part of the transition to cleaner fuels and reduced environmental impact”.

In September 2019, the first ever LNG bunker supply within British Gibraltar Territorial Waters took place. The Heerema Marine Contractors-owned Semi Submersible Crane Vessel (SSCV) Sleipnir was bunkered by Coral Fraseri, owned by Titan LNG