Titan Clean Fuels (Titan), part of Molgas Group, on Tuesday (1 September) said it has entered into a long-term agreement with shipowner Sogestran Group for the construction, charter and operation of a new 6,000 cbm LNG bunker vessel (LNGBV). The vessel will be built by CIMC SOE, a Chinese shipyard specialising in small and medium-sized gas carriers. Titan is planning to operate the LNGBV throughout the Western Mediterranean. It will be able to load LNG from a series of terminals in the Mediterranean Sea and to offer LNG and LBM (liquified biomethane) bunkering as well as gas up and cool down services to all types of LNG-fuelled vessels in major Mediterranean ports, including Fos-Marseille, Barcelona and Genoa. This positioning expands the presence of the Molgas Group in the Mediterranean Sea by adding ship-to-ship LNG and LBM Bunkering services to its already established truck-to-ship and broader onshore downstream LNG distribution capabilities. This LNGBV has been jointly developed and designed by the Titan and Sogestran teams to cater to the navigational, operational and commercial characteristics of Western Mediterranean ports, LNG reloading terminals and receiving vessels calling the ports in the region. The ship will join the Molgas Group’s overall fleet of eight LNG bunker vessels in operation across Northern Europe, six vessels form Titan’s fleet and two are trading for Molgas Norway, reflecting the growing maritime demand for LNG and LBM, as well as anticipated future demand for e-methane. Grégoire Hartig, Commercial Director at Titan , said: “We’re excited to grow our LNG bunker vessel fleet, by expanding our capacity to cater to our clients in terms of bunkering volume and geographical location. LNG and LBM have proven to be the leading alternative fuels as the shipping industry continues its energy transition, and we intend to match this growing demand. “We are very much looking forward to Titan, part of Molgas Group, becoming a prime LNG and LBM bunkerin