Amazónica LNG Expands Sea-LNG Membership Into South America

SEA-LNG, an industry-backed organization promoting LNG as a marine fuel and a solution to decarbonize methane emissions, has announced the addition of Amazónica LNG to its membership. Amazónica LNG is a Colombian company involved in LNG import, storage, and regasification, with a focus on developing bunkering-ready infrastructure along the country's Caribbean coast.

The company operates the Palermo LNG terminal in Sitio Nuevo, Magdalena, which combines floating storage, regasification, and small-scale LNG distribution capabilities.

Colombia's Caribbean coast, with its major ports like Cartagena and Barranquilla, is a hub for cargo and cruise activity. In 2025, the Cartagena and Sociedad Portuaria Regional de Cartagena ports handled around 4 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) of containerized cargo, which represents about 63% of all containerized cargo handled by Colombia's public-service ports. The Sociedad Portuaria Regional de Barranquilla handled approximately 3.5 million tonnes of cargo the same year.

LNG bunkering infrastructure is rapidly expanding globally, with over 220 ports now providing LNG, and LNG-fueled vessels making up nearly 90% of all alternative-fuel ships currently on order. This rapid growth is driven by the increasing demand for decarbonization in the maritime industry. Amazónica LNG's membership in SEA-LNG expands the organization's network into Latin America at a crucial time, as the global shift towards sustainable shipping accelerates.

The addition of Amazónica LNG's Colombian Caribbean coast infrastructure to the SEA-LNG coalition will help advance the deployment of methane decarbonization solutions, enabling a cleaner and more sustainable shipping future.