Svitzer awarded Alexandroupolis LNG terminal contract with Gastrade

Svitzer will present 4 new ASD tugboats, totally manned by Greek crew, to help the FSRU and the carriers delivering LNG. Svitzer tugboats will present berthing, un-berthing, navigation help, and different terminal companies together with firefighting, air pollution management, pilot, and boarding occasion switch. Svitzer may even present assist and station holding companies to the FSRU throughout preliminary set up.

The mission marks Svitzer’s first entry into the Greek market and can see the corporate apply its data and expertise within the native setting. The deal will outcome within the creation of each onshore and offshore job alternatives based mostly on the terminal in Alexandroupolis. Whereas the Alexandroupolis LNG terminal is ready to develop into operational at first of 2024, Svitzer has already initiated the recruitment course of to make sure employees endure strong coaching according to Svitzer’s operational and security requirements forward of operations commencing. Coaching will embody using superior tug simulators replicating the precise setting across the Alexandroupolis LNG terminal.

Svitzer has greater than 25 years of expertise as a number one towage supplier for purchasers within the international LNG market, with the Alexandroupolis INGS mission additional demonstrating Svitzer’s stronghold as professional service supplier to the power business.

Lise Demant, Managing Director, Svitzer Europe, mentioned: “We’re delighted that Gastrade has chosen us as its trusted associate to ship towage companies for the Alexandroupolis INGS LNG terminal. The long-term settlement will permit Svitzer to develop inside its core enterprise, broaden geographically and ship protected and environment friendly marine companies to a brand new buyer. This contains offering a very customised answer for Gastrade, with the supply of 4 model new tugs. We stay up for being a part of the primary offshore LNG mission in Greece and to welcome new Greek colleagues to Svitzer, who will assist ship dependable and high-quality towage service to Gastrade and its clients.”

Konstantinos Sifnaios, Managing Director at Gastrade, added: “Excessive-quality towage and marine companies might be crucial to the success of the Alexandroupolis LNG Terminal mission. We’re satisfied that Svitzer is the best associate to ship this, due to its in depth observe report in terminal towage, its agile fleet administration, and stable expertise from servicing many different LNG clients globally. We stay up for working along with Svitzer to construct jobs within the native market and guarantee power safety for the area and past.”

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