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It’s nearly time for the 69th edition of Eurovision, which this year will take place in Basel, Switzerland, following Nemo’s victory at the 68th Eurovision Song Contest with their song ‘The Code’. As it happens, Switzerland is the birthplace of Eurovision – it staged the first-ever contest in 1956, which was launched to test new live-broadcasting technology and foster unity after World War II.1

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Sweden has won the contest seven times, and is currently favourite to take the title again; achieving this would take the country past Ireland for the most victories. Austria, France, and the Netherlands are also highly ranked to do well.1

Spain hasn’t won the Eurovision Song Contest since the 1960s. However, in the LNG industry, Axpo continues to expand its small scale LNG operations in the country.2 The company has now completed its first LNG ship-to-ship delivery in the Port of Algeciras, marking the expansion of its LNG bunkering operations to a second Spanish Port. In Spain’s largest port, Axpo’s 7500 m3 small scale LNG vessel Avenir Aspiration delivered approximately 5000 m3 of LNG to MSC vessel Mariacristina.

As Lloyd’s Register’s recent ‘Fuel for Thought’ report has outlined, LNG remains the dominant alternative fuel for the shipping industry,3 and thus it is no surprise that companies such as Axpo are expanding their operations to make LNG as fuel easier to access. This is reflected across the world in Asia, where the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (a global maritime hub and one of the world’s largest bunkering hubs) has received 14 proposals to scale up the supply of LNG as a marine fuel in the port, eight of which include biomethane and e-methane solutions.4

Despite not being included in the competition, Canada has been able to vote since 2023 and is no stranger to the competition – Québec singer, Céline Dion, won Eurovision in 1988 while representing Switzerland.5 In preparation for the third year of our North America supplement, the May issue of LNG Industry includes a regional report from Norton Rose Fulbright that considers the progress, opportunities, and risks associated with Canada’s position in the global LNG market. One of the projects discussed in the article, LNG Canada, has recently received an LNG carrier to the facility in Kitimat for the first time. This activity is critical to the safe start-up and commissioning process in advance of operations, and to achieving the project’s first LNG export cargoes by mid-2025.6

Just as Eurovision evolves with new entries and nations, the LNG industry is similarly progressing and reminding us that collaboration, innovation, and adaptation are key to shaping sustainable energy solutions.

References

  1. LAWLESS, J., ‘Eurovision 2025: The entrants, favourites, where to watch and how to vote’ , The Independent, (28 April 2025)
  2. ‘Axpo expands small-scale LNG operations’ , Axpo, (24 April 2025)
  3. ‘Fuel for thought: LNG report’ , Lloyd’s Register, (27 March 2025)
  4. ‘14 Proposals Received for LNG EOI to Scale Up LNG Bunkering Supply, 8 Included Bio- and E-Methane Solutions’ , The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, (10 April 2025)
  5. DUBÉ, J. and EDWARDS, S., ‘Eurovision 2024: How to watch in Canada, who are the favourites, and what to know about the boycott calls’ , The Globe and Mail, (9 May 2024)
  6. ‘LNG Import Cargo Has Arrived’ , LNG Canada, (2 April 2025)

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