Port of Barcelona to Launch Tender for Methanol and LNG Bunkering Servicesby Ship & Bunker News TeamThe barge Haugesund Knutsen is supplying LNG to a cruise ship. Image Credit: Port of BarcelonaThe Spanish port of Barcelona is preparing to issue tenders for commercial LNG and methanol bunkering services as it looks to expand alternative fuel supply to ships. A total of 545 LNG bunkering operations were carried out in 2025, including 447 truck-to-ship operations supplying 47,593 m3 and 98 barge operations supplying 184,194 m3. The port also carried out its first bio-LNG bunkering operations during the year. The port said it plans to carry out its first barge-to-container ship and at-anchor LNG bunkering operations in 2026.