Spain: first LNG dual fuel tug launched in Catalonia

On July 4 at Gondan Shipyard in Figueres, in the province of Girona, at high tide, the first dual fuel

tug ever built in Europe, according to the shipyard, – and the first of a series of three currently under

construction for the Norwegian shipowner Østensjø Rederi – has been successfully launched.

16 meters beam, will provide tug services to Norwegian state-owned energy company Statoil, at the

far-north terminal located at Melkøya.

Built to withstand freezing cold, the vessel is shaped specifically to grant full operational availability

at temperatures of 20 degrees below zero and combines environmental sustainability trough the use

of LNG in most of its operations, with the flexibility of diesel power to ensure a high level of

operational security.

For the next few months, this new vessel will be moored at the Yard’s quay while being outfitted

according to the best shipbuilding standards, until completion, when she will be ready for the

thorough sea trials and her following delivery in 2017.

NGS INDIA