On March 15th,2019, the world’s largest bunker supply vessel (BSV)for liquefiednatural gas (LNG) “Kairos” has conducted the first LNG bunker supply operation for the newbuild ferry MS “Visborg” at the ferry pier of the port of Visby.
The bunker operation puts into practice the contract for the supply of LNG, which was signed by Nauticor, a leading supplier of LNG as marine fuel, and Destination Gotland, the owner and operator of the new ferry, in December 2017 and enables the ferry to run its service on the environmental-friendly fuel while connecting the Swedish mainland with the island of Gotland.
With a tank capacity of 7,500 m³ „Kairos“ is the world’s largest LNG bunker supply vessel. Nauticor chartered the “Kairos” via the joint venture Blue LNG from the owner Babcock Schulte Energy, where Nauticor has a 90 % share and Lithuanian energy infrastructure provider KN (Klaipedos Nafta) has a 10 % share.
Nauticor GmbH & Co. KG
The Hamburg based company NauticorGmbH & Co. KG is a leading supplier of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as fuel for ships. As a part of The Linde Group, a world-wide leading gas and engineering company, Nauticor combines a broad range of competencies in cryogenic technology, logistics, and bunkering to develop LNG supply solutions for maritime customers in Northwest Europe, especially the North and Baltic Sea.