Furetank's tanker, which usually runs on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), was filled with 40 m3 of Liquefied Biogas (LBG) by Skangas at the Port of Gothenburg during a truck-to-ship operation.
The Marseille-based container shipping major has entered into agreement with Containerships' parent company Container Finance to acquire the Finnish short sea operator.
With the contribution of the Port of Szczecin-Świnoujście, which put in place the necessary port infrastructure, the Polish company has completed the €10.9m investment.
The ferry company has entered into an agreement with Jotun, owner of the Vindal brownfield in the Norwegian Port of Sandefjord, to turn the area into a terminal.
The Swedish Ministry of Infrastructure has agreed to cover approx. one-third of the costs of deepening the Port of Gothenburg's fairway - from the current 13.5 m to 16 m.
