With a new long-term charter of bunker tanker MT NORE, Bunker One is taking a step into catering for future methanol bunkering in and around Scandinavian waters and the Northwest European region.
This step further makes the strait between Denmark and Sweden able to support the green transition by offering the necessary infrastructure for last-mile delivery of alternative fuels to ships.
Bunker One has signed a long-term charter of the tanker MT NORE, which as of May 2023, received all bunkering permits and certifications for operating in the region. MT NORE is the fourth bunker tanker in Bunker One Sweden’s fleet.
MT NORE will serve as a multi-fuel bunkering tanker with 3,500-ton storage, which can be split with different products among her tank pairs.
We’ve been working for some time, getting the landside infrastructure in place, chartering the tanker, and getting the licenses from the maritime authorities. But it all still feels like something that we’ve tried before.
… said the Chief Operating Officer
According to Bunker One, with some shipping and logistics companies still in the planning phase of investing in new ships with alternative engine fuel, the possibility of bunkering methanol is extremely valuable in terms of assisting them in their decision-making process.
So, for now, we believe in taking leadership and becoming ready to transition towards carbon-reduced products. That is the only way change is coming around
… said Peter Zachariassen, CEO of Bunker One.
