September 22, 2023. Bio-LNG supplier Gasrec has announced several new deals to strengthen the resilience of its supply chain as the company prepares for considerable expansion over the next few years, with three new refueling locations to open before the end of Q1 2024.
Earlier this year, the business reported an all-time sales spike for biomethane across the road transport sector, a trend which is expected to keep rising with more gas-powered trucks being put onto the UK’s roads than ever before.
To ensure it can meet those growing demands, Gasrec has signed a multi-year supply contract with a large UK-based liquified natural gas (LNG) wholesaler at Grain LNG. That deal complements the existing long-term agreement it has in place with the National Grid, which operates the facility on the Isle of Grain – the largest LNG terminal in Europe.
In addition, new agreements have been put in place with two other European LNG terminals – in Dunkirk, France and the Gate terminal in Rotterdam, the Netherlands – to ensure a constant supply of biomethane is always available to Gasrec’s expanding customer base.
To move the increasing amount of Bio-LNG to its refueling facilities across the country, Gasrec is also continuing to invest heavily in its cryogenic tanker fleet. The business currently has 15 tri-axle tankers on the road, each carrying up to 20 tonnes of Bio-LNG, with two more to follow before the end of the year.
The tankers work in tandem with Volvo FM LNG 6×2 tractor units, supplied by long-term haulage partner Reynolds Logistics, and are managed by Gasrec’s in-house fleet management team from the company’s Remote Monitoring Centre in Daventry.
