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Axpo and Vitol completed the first LNG bunkering operation at the Port of Civitavecchia, refuelling Silversea's Silver Ray, according to a local source.
Italy's premier cruise port and Europe's second largest now joins Genoa and Naples in offering LNG refuelling services. This represents an important milestone in the development of infrastructure and services for alternative maritime fuels in Italian ports.
Green Pearl, a 7,500 m3 Italian bunkering vessel operated by Axpo, conducted the ship-to-ship refuelling operation on the morning of August 9 at Civitavecchia's berth 18.
Green Pearl was brought into service this year, offering ship-to-ship and ship-to-truck bunkering operations in Italian ports.
Axpo Italia CEO Simone Demarchi said: "This latest operation shows the ability of our supply chain to grow rapidly and meet the needs of leading international cruise lines.
"Over the coming years, the shipping and cruise sectors will be called upon to accelerate their decarbonisation journey. Today, LNG is one of the most substantial and readily available solutions to help support this transition."
Vitol's head of small scale LNG/LNG bunkering, Stefan Dubbeldam, added: "LNG and bio-LNG have a key role to play in reducing emissions from bunkering.
"Vitol is globally invested throughout the value chain, from upstream bio-LNG and LNG production and offtake, through to solutions for customers through our LNG bunker vessel fleet."
The extension of Axpo's coverage to Civitavecchia, the primary seaport for Rome, follows the launch of LNG ship-to-ship bunkering at Genoa in late 2025 and Naples in May this year.
In addition to Green Pearl, Axpo has chartered Alisios LNG, a new 12,500 m3 capacity bunkering vessel for low-emission fuels, which became operational in Spain last March.
