LNG
Port activities linked to liquefied natural gas (LNG). Includes imports, storage and regasification facilities and considered a key activity in European Union (EU) energy transition. Currently, this is topical as the EU seeks to urgently diversify energy sources and eliminate energy imports from Russia. This is realised in the construction of a number of LNG terminals around the EU, including Italy and Germany.
Ceuta port introduces second fuel supply vessel
Ceuta, Spain (PortSEurope) January 9, 2019 – The “PetroBay” ship, owned by shipping company Boluda, has arrived at the port of Ceuta to operate...
Venice port completes first LNG refueling of ship
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) December 24, 2018 – Venice port has completed the third and last phase of its first refueling of a ship with liquefied natural...
Italy’s Caronte & Tourist to introduce LNG-fired vessel next year
Messina, Italy (PortSEurope) December 20, 2018 – Italian company Caronte & Tourist plans to introduce a liquefied natural gas-fired (LNG) vessel for its...
Qatar Terminal interested in Black Sea ports
Doha, Qatar (PortSEurope) December 20, 2018 – Qatar Terminal Co., Ltd. (QTerminals), the operator of the first phase of Hamad Port in Qatar, is searching...
DEPA opens the way for the use of LNG in Greek shipping
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) December 19, 2018 – DEPA has announced that it has pioneered the development of the necessary supply chain for the supply...
First pilot test of LNG transport by road, rail and sea successfully carried out in Europe
Press release – CORE LNGas Hive – First pilot test of LNG transport by road, rail and sea successfully carried out in Europe – December 10,...
Cagliari port hosts “Liquefied natural gas, prospects for maritime transport” event
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (PortSEurope) December 14, 2018 – Sardinia has hosted the conference, organized by the Regional Industry Council, entitled...
Shaping the framework for LNG as a marine fuel in the Eastern Mediterranean
Shaping the framework for LNG as a marine fuel in the Eastern Mediterranean A Poseidon Med II event at the University of Patras on December 7, 2018 The use of...
Cartagena port authority to invest €16 million
Cartagena, Spain (PortSEurope) December 5, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Cartagena (APC – Port Authority of Cartagena) has approved a tender for a...
Repsol carries out largest supply of LNG to a ship for use as fuel with Cartagena port
Cartagena, Spain (PortSEurope) December 5, 2018 – Working with Autoridad Portuaria de Cartagena (APC – Port Authority of Cartagena) and Enagás...
European Core LNGas Hive presented at Tarragona port event
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) December 4, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Tarragona (APT – Port Authority of Tarragona) has hosted an event to...
Edison: Agreement with Knutsen for the chartering of the ship that will supply the small scale GNL storage unit in Ravenna
Milan, Italy, November 30, 2018 Edison Spa announces the stipulation with the Norwegian shipowner Knutsen OAS Shipping of a 12-year long-term contract...
Italy’s PIR Group, Edison to start construction of LNG storage facility at Ravenna port in Jan 2019
Ravenna, Italy (PortSEurope) December 3, 2018 – Italian company Depositi Italiani GNL, a 51/49 joint venture of PIR-Petrolifera Italo Rumena group...
Stolt-Nielsen Limited and Gas and Heath start construction of LNG storage facility in Oristano port
Oristano, Italy (PortSEurope) November 30, 2018 – UK companies Stolt-Nielsen Limited and Gas and Heath have started the construction of a liquefied natural...
Cartagena port to launch LNG terminal project in 2019
Cartagena, Spain (PortSEurope) November 30, 2018 – Cartagena port plans to launch next year projects for the construction of a terminal for the supply of...
Vigo port to supply power to ships via LNG-fired generator
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) November 23, 2018 – Vigo port will supply electricity to ro-ro ships through liquefied natural gas (LNG) to reduce...
Reference – CORE LNGas hive
November 19, 2018 CORE LNGas hive is a project selected by the European Commission to support clean power for transport. The aim of the project is to develop a...