Axpo has completed its first LNG bunkering operation in the Port of Valencia, Spain. The ship-to-ship transfer refuelled a container vessel for a leading global transport and logistics company with LNG, more than half of which was bio-LNG.
The Axpo bunkering vessel, Alisios, completed the ship-to-ship refuelling on 13 October 2026, with bio-LNG constituting more than half of the LNG supplied. The operation marks another milestone in the development of alternative marine fuels infrastructure and services in Spain.
Axpo's Head of Small Scale LNG, Daniele Corti, said: “As Spain’s largest port for container traffic and the fifth-busiest container port in Europe, Valencia is a strategically important location. This operation further strengthens our presence in the LNG market, serving customers in a growing number of key European ports.”
Alisios, a 12 500 m3 bunkering vessel operated by Axpo, was launched in March 2026 at the port of Huelva in south-west Spain. The vessel operates along the south coast of the Iberian Peninsula, promoting the use of LNG and bio-LNG as transitional fuels for maritime transport.
