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Bomin Linde LNG, a provider of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel, will be operating under the brand name Nauticor from 1st April, with the tagline 'Nauticor - Clean shipping powered by Linde'.

The decision to change the company's name follows Linde Group's acquisition of all of Bomin Group's shares in Bomin Linde LNG in the autumn of 2016.

Back in October, Bomin said that Linde would be able to continue using the Bomin Linde LNG name until the end of March 2017, before it would be replaced by a new brand.

"The rebranding is another step in our development and positioning in a space as dynamic as the market for LNG as a marine fuel. In this environment, the combination of a financially and technically sound partner such as Linde with a high degree of autonomy and flexibility is of great importance," explained Mahinde Abeynaike, Nauticor's managing director.

"Our planned commissioning of the world's largest LNG refuelling ship in the coming year demonstrates that we are on course for growth," Abeynaike added.

"Nauticor brilliantly complements our LNG business," remarked Olaf Reckenhofer, who is responsible for the gas business for Central Europe for The Linde Group. "In addition to our LNG terminal and our bunker barge near Stockholm, we are able to offer our customers a unique LNG supply network in the Baltic Sea region thanks to Nauticor."

Commercial business with customers and suppliers will be conducted under the new name starting 1st April. The legal form, bank details and place of business remain the same, the company said.

Contact details have been provided below.

Nauticor GmbH & Co. KG
Dornbusch 2
20095 Hamburg
Germany

Phone: +49 40 468959-0
Fax: +49 40 468959-103
Email: info[at]nauticor.de