Coral EnergICE, the first Ice Class 1A Super LNG carrier owned by Anthony Veder and operated by Skangas, was named on 25 January at the Port of Turku, Finland. The 18,000 cbm LNG vessel was delivered by Neptun Werft in Rostock, Germany.
Coral EnergICE is specially designed and constructed to operate in the Baltic Sea. The vessel currently carries LNG to Skangas LNG terminal in Pori and the joint venture Manga LNG terminal Tornio in Finland.
The ship’s hull is reinforced to break through one-meter thick ice with the engines and generators designed to give the vessel extra power when sailing through thick ice. Furthermore, it is equipped with a dual fuel engine, using LNG boil-off gas as a fuel for its main and auxiliary engines, in line with future emission regulations.
Skangas CEO, Kimmo Rahkamo said: “The new vessel supports our goal to develop the Nordic LNG infrastructure and gas market. This way, we can offer the end users in the maritime and industry sectors an even more competitive product.”
Coral EnergICE’s construction was funded with the first sustainable shipping loan, fully certified in accordance with the Clean Shipping Index Guidelines by Bureau Veritas, who also verified the sustainable credentials of the transaction.
