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Nordic LNG has announced that the LNG-fuelled Coral Methane [pictured] will be used to transport the first shipload of LNG to the AGA gas company's plant located south of Stockholm.

The Coral Methane is Dutch shipping company Anthony Veder's first LNG carrier. It is a 7500-cubic metre combined LNG, LPG and Ethylene carrier. The ship effectively has two electrical generating systems - one system is able to run on LNG cargo boil-off gas (BOG) when in LNG service while the second consumes heavy fuel oil when in ballast or carrying other gas cargoes.

Cargoes are carried in two tanks and Coral Methane is able to carry all common LNG, LPG's, and Ethylene. The vessel's size and design makes her especially suitable for longer trips.

In Januaray 2011 Anthony Veder ordered its second LNG carrier from German shipyard Meyer Werft, which will also be able to run on LNG as ship fuel. Delivery of the new vessel is scheduled for the end of 2012.

Nordic LNG is a provider of natural gas to Scandinavian customers and also a supplier of LNG to gas-fuelled ships. In November 2010 the company carried out the first delivery of LNG to the supply vessel Viking Lady in Risavika. The bunker supply operation took place in the Risavika harbor some 400 meters from the Skangass liquefaction plant, via two LNG tank trucks. Viking Lady is the first commercial ship ever built with a fuel cell specially adapted for marine purposes.

With operations in Scandinavia and the Baltic region, AGA is currently northern Europe’s leading industrial gas company and part of The Linde Group.

In a statement Nordic LNG said the Coral Methane will be used to transport LNG to AGA's Stockholm gas facility until the construction of a new ship is completed.

Image: LNG carrier Coral Methane