Gasum welcomes back LNG bunker vessel “Kairos” to its fleet

Nordic energy company Gasum on Wednesday (23 August) announced LNG bunker vessel Kairos has rejoined Gasum’s fleet of vessels after it was sub-leased outside the firm in October 2022. 

Gasum said the return of Kairos will increase Gasum’s market service level in the Skaw and market expansion into Northwest Europe.

“Volume growth in the maritime LNG bunkering segment have been gathering speed steadily during 2023 and is expected to further pick up pace towards the end of the year. Having Kairos back increases Gasum’s ability to serve its maritime LNG and Bio-LNG customers as effectively as possible,” the firm said in a statement.

Kairos has a capacity of 7,500 m³ and is equipped with a dual-fuel engine using LNG as main fuel and is equipped with a range of technical features to be able to serve a wide range of marine customers and LNG terminals. The vessel is capable of delivering LNG drop sizes up to 3,100 metric tonnes (mt).

The ship has been designed to supply LNG to various types and sizes of vessels at all possible bunkering locations in Northwest Europe. The vessel can supply LNG with a transfer rate from 60 m³ per hour up to 1,250 m³ per hour.

The ship’s cranes have a range of up to 30 metres, which enables the vessel to serve even the largest customers in the market. Kairos is able to operate under harsh weather conditions and at high sea, due to the vessel being DP2 certified and built to ice class 1A.

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Photo credit: Gasum
Published: 24 August, 2023