Elenger started supplying Tallink with bio-LNG
In recent months, Elenger has supplied bio-LNG fuel to Tallink’s newest fast ferry, MyStar, on six occasions. Liquefied natural gas produced from renewable raw materials helps significantly reduce shipping emissions and thereby the environmental footprint in the Baltic Sea region.
Elenger bunkering Megastar
“Tallink is setting an example for other operators in the Baltic Sea,” said Margus Kaasik, CEO of Elenger Group. “Tallink was one of the first to invest in new technology and began using LNG as early as 2017. Now they’re taking the next step toward bio-LNG, and Elenger has supported them throughout this journey,” he added.
“Our cooperation with Elenger has been smooth, and we are able to gradually increase the use of bio-LNG depending on its availability and price,” said Paavo Nõgene, CEO of AS Tallink Grupp. “Our goal is to fully replace the LNG needs of both MyStar and Megastar with bio-LNG within the next year. This means that both our passenger and freight customers can reduce their own environmental impact by choosing to travel with Tallink,” Nõgene added.
While bio-LNG is already widely used by land-based transport and industrial clients, its use in maritime transport is now expanding. Elenger provides certification for bio-LNG, verifying that a specific amount of renewable material-based fuel has been used in the supply chain and that it meets international standards.
Elenger is the largest privately owned energy company in the Baltic-Finnish region, operating in six markets – Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Germany – and serving a total of more than 450,000 customers. Elenger’s activities cover the entire spectrum – energy sales and trade, energy infrastructure and energy production.
Elenger offers customers natural gas of Western origin and renewable biomethane, and manages gas distribution networks in Estonia, Latvia and Poland with a total length of 9,000 km. The company also sells electricity, including green electricity produced in its own solar parks. Elenger is actively involved in international energy trade. The group employs more than 1,000 people. The company’s turnover last year was over a billion euros. Elenger’s sole owner is Infortar, an investment company listed on the Baltic Main List of the Nasdaq Tallinn Stock Exchange.
AS Tallink Grupp is one of the leading providers of passenger and cargo transport services in the Baltic Sea region. The company operates ships on routes between Estonia, Finland, and Sweden, managing a fleet of 11 vessels under the Tallink Silja Line and Tallink Shuttle brands. In addition to maritime transport, Tallink Grupp is engaged in short- and long-term chartering of ships, operates four hotels and a restaurant in Tallinn and Riga, and runs a successful travel retail business with shops located both onboard and onshore. The company also holds the Burger King© franchise in the Baltic States and manages subsidiaries related to the tourism and transport sectors in six EU countries: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, Sweden, and Germany. Tallink Grupp’s vision is to provide high-quality, sustainable, and innovative travel and transport services in the northern Baltic Sea region. The company’s shares are listed on the Nasdaq Tallinn and Nasdaq Helsinki stock exchanges.
