According to a statement by Axpo, ship-to-ship refueling of the 175,500-ton, 4,300-guest Sun Princess, operated by Carnival’s Princess Cruises, took place on May 24.
The Axpo-chartered and NYK-owned 5,200-cbm bunkering vessel, Green Zeebrugge, delivered LNG fuel to the cruise vessel.
Axpo said the operation is the result of close collaboration between the company, the Port System Authority of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea, Terminal Napoli, and the Port Authority of Naples.
Following the first ship-to-ship bio-LNG refueling in Italy in December 2025, the Naples operation is “another important first in Axpo’s strategy to build a comprehensive small-scale LNG and bio-LNG supply chain across Italy and Spain,” the company said.
The company is developing bunkering infrastructure for maritime and heavy transport sectors, including the 7,500-cbm Green Pearl, which was launched in January 2026 for ship-to-ship and ship-to-truck operations in Italian ports, and the 12,500-cbm Alisios LNG, which began operations in Spain in March 2026.
In addition, units of UK-based LNG giant Shell and Axpo recently received approvals from Spain’s Port Authority of Valencia to provide commercial LNG bunkering services in three ports.
The two concessions are valid for six years and the ports are Valencia, Sagunto, and Gandia.
