Spanish major Repsol has signed a deal to supply LNG as fuel for Brittany Ferries' new ro-pax.
The contract will see the company provide long-term supply of gas and key shoreside infrastructure to the 42,400-gt Salamanca, which is scheduled to enter service in 2022 from the Avic Weihai yard in China.
Brittany agreed in 2018 to charter the newbuilding from Stena RoRo for 10 years.
Repsol will install a fixed-quayside LNG storage and supply system in one of Brittany Ferries’ two Spanish ports, Santander or Bilbao.
A final decision on the location of the terminal will be made later in 2019.
Frederic Pouget, Brittany Ferries’ fleet and operations director, said: "LNG offers major environmental advantages compared to traditional maritime fuels, and we’re extremely satisfied to be working with Repsol on LNG bunkering arrangements for our Spanish ferry operations.
"Salamanca will be our second LNG-powered ship, but the first to operate to and from Spain. Repsol’s competence in the field of LNG bunkering technology and environmentally-friendly fuels along with its capacity to deliver to us makes it an obvious partner for us."
