The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) and Baleària have been collaborating for years in the introduction of LNG and the improvement of supply services to ships with this fuel with the implementation of the Multi Truck to Ship System (MTTS).
Now, Valenciaport is at the forefront in Spain in the supply of LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) by the shipping company Baleària.
Specifically, in 2020, the Dénia-based company carried out a total of 291 natural gas supply operations, reaching 26,777 m3, in the Port of Valencia, which represents 40% of the bunkering operations carried out by the company in Spain.
It is stated that 95% of all Baleària’s supplies were carried out using this method, where several tankers simultaneously supply liquefied natural gas to the ship, making bunkering faster and more efficient. The ships that received this cleaner fuel were the five ferries that last year connected the port of Valencia with the Balearic Islands: Hypatia of Alexandria, Abel Matutes, Sicilia, Nápoles and Bahama Mama.
Referring to the country’s green efforts, The president of the PAV, Aurelio Martínez, stressed that “one of the cornerstones of our environmental activity is the collaboration with leading companies such as Baleària to sail together towards the common goal of decarbonisation and the use of clean energy. A strategy that is part of Valenciaport 2030, zero emissions in which the entire port community is immersed to be one of the most eco-efficient ports in Europe.”
Similarly, following the path towards decarbonization, the Valenciaport joined the World Ports Climate Action Programme (WPCAP), in line with the global efforts to cut carbon emissions.
Aurelio Martínez highlighted that “Valenciaport’s plan contemplates, among other actions, feasibility studies for the installation of a wind farm, the implementation of photovoltaic solar energy, the installation of an electrical substation, the supply of electricity to ships in port or the use of clean fuels such as LNG or hydrogen”.
Concluding, at a national level, throughout 2020, Balearia has carried out a total of 714 bunkerings in the different peninsular ports in which it operates.
