Shell has floated an enquiry for companies interested in providing an LNG bunker vessel (LNGBV) to be stationed in ­Barcelona.

Industry insiders said the ­energy major has asked owners for offers on a 5,000-cbm vessel fitted with type-C tanks specifying a boil-off rate of around 0.15%.

It is required by the first quarter of 2022 and will be ­stationed in the Spanish Mediterranean port, where Shell has ­already been supplying LNG as bunkers.