The EU will allocate around 27 million euros to the start-up of two projects in Spain through the Connect Europe CEF (Connecting Europe Facility) mechanism, which promotes more sustainable and efficient transport. Specifically, the European Commission will support, among others, the development of two new projects for the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to ships –bunkering- in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras, coordinated by Enagás

With a 18,600 cubic meter tank, CMA CGM Jacques Saade is being supplied with LNG while loading unloading operations are carried out (SIMOPS). The supply operation is being carried out by Gas Agility, the largest LNG supply ship in the world. Gas Agility is operated by the French company Total, which has an agreement with CMA CGM to supply 300,000 tons of LNG fuel per year over a period of ten years.

Regarding maritime transport services, a third of the ports have facilitated the supply of LNG. In parallel, more than half of the ports that responded offer shore power supply (OPS) and a growing number of ports (57%) offer differentiated quotas for vessels that go beyond the regulatory standards, with air emissions

The Avenir Advantage will begin a three-year charter contract to Petronas LNG Sdn Bhd of Malaysia, supplying LNG to fuel ships operating in the region and delivering bulk cargoes directly to small-scale customers.

The FueLNG Bellina, a 7,500 m3 capacity LNG supply vessel for Singapore, the first in the country. The FueLNG Bellina is owned by FueLNG, a joint venture between Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd and Shell Eastern Petroleum (Pte) Ltd. It is expected to be operational by the end of the year

The Wärtsilä technology group has won a major contract to supply and build a CO2-neutral liquid transport fuel production plant. The plant will liquefy gas from the natural gas network to produce carbon neutral LNG. It will have a capacity of approximately 100,000 tons per year and will be located in Cologne, Germany. The order from Wärtsilä was placed in September 2020.