LNG

June 22 (LNGJ) –LNG supplier Nauticor, the Hamburg, Germany-based subsidiary of the Nordic energy company Gasum, has conducted the initial ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation for the newbuild cruise ship “Iona”. The bunkering operation was conducted by Gasum’s bunkering vessel “Kairos” at the German port of Bremerhaven. The operation was the first ever ship-to-ship LNG bunkering in Bremerhaven.

   The “Iona” is one of the world’s first LNG-fuelled cruise ships. The vessel is in the final outfitting phase at the German Meyer Werft shipyard. After the outfitting and sea trials have been completed, the vessel will join the fleet of P&O Cruises. The vessel is part of a series of vessels for the Carnival Corp. with their different brands.