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.
The facility will be built by Wärtsilä under a turnkey contract, as the project recently reached financial close along with receiving the necessary building permits.
Finnlines has chartered, under a bareboat agreement, the ferry to the Balearia Eurolineas Maritimas, which most likely will deploy her between Barcelona and Palma de Mallorca.
Viking Line's LNG-run cruise ferry is the world's first passenger ship to be equipped with a rotor sail thanks to which she'll be able to use wind as an auxiliary source of power for propulsion.
