Wärtsilä Gas Solutions will supply the cargo handling system for a new 12,500 cubic metre LNG bunkering vessel being built for Scale Gas, a subsidiary of Enagás, the owner and operator of Spain’s gas grid.
The order has been placed by the yard building the vessel, Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering – with which Wärtsilä has a long-standing relationship; having supplied cargo handling systems for a number of LNG, LPG, ethane/ethylene, and multi-gas carriers built by the yard.
In a statement issued today (24 April), Wärtsilä said that its ‘ability to engineer, design and deliver a complete system, including the Boil-Off Gas (BOG) management, integrated fuel supply, custody transfer and bunkering transfer systems, was central to the contract award’.
David Wei, Director of Purchase Department, CIMC SOE, commented: ‘The number of LNG-fuelled vessels continues to increase, which in turn means that more LNG bunkering ships are needed. We are the leader in this segment for both ship and tank building, Wärtsilä’s experience and track-record is recognised, so we select them for this project.
Harald Øverland, Sales Manager, Wärtsilä Gas Solutions, added: ‘The trend towards LNG represents the industry’s transition to greater environmental sustainability, and we are extremely pleased to support this with modern and reliable systems that optimise overall cargo handling efficiency.’
The vessel is co-financed from the Support for Sustainable and Digital Transport Programme, part of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan from the Spanish Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda.
The Wärtsilä equipment is scheduled to be delivered to the yard during Q2, 2025.
