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.
Italy’s Caronte & Tourist presents LNG-fired ferry as part of Gainn4mos project
Messina, Italy (PortSEurope) November 19, 2018 – Italian company Caronte & Tourist S.p.A. has presented the first liquefied natural gas-fired (LNG)...
European Commission selects Enagás initiative LNGHIVE2 to boost LNG as an alternative fuel
Press release – European Commission selects the initiative LNGHIVE2, coordinated by Enagás, to boost LNG as alternative fuel – November 15, 2018...
Golar Power awarded Croatian FSRU LNG contract
Pula, Croatia (PortSEurope) November 13, 2018 – Golar Power Ltd has been selected by LNG Croatia LLC to build a floating storage and regasification unit...
Ceuta port considers construction of natgas storage tanks
Ceuta, Spain (PortSEurope) November 12, 2018 – Ceuta port aims to develop projects linked to the application of natural gas in the sea transport sector, as...
Barcelona port launches its first natgas station for vehicles
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 6, 2018 – Barcelona port has launched its first station for the sale of natural gas for vehicles, in which €600,000...
Spain’s Naturgy to develop Gijón port gas station regardless of regasification plant commissioning
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) November 5, 2018 – Spanish company Naturgy Energy Group S.A. has disassociated the installation of a gas station in...
Poseidon Med II – Setting the scene for LNG as marine fuel in East Med
Press Release – Setting the scene for LNG as marine fuel in East Med – October 18, 2018 The achievements and milestones of the European co-funded...
Ceuta port to host LNG conference on November 7
Ceuta, Spain (PortSEurope) October 29, 2018 – On November 7, 2018, Ceuta port will host a conference on liquefied natural gas (LNG) linked to maritime...
Arkas Bunkering and Sumitomo Corporation agree to use LNG fuel in Turkish seas
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 19, 2018 – Arkas Bunkering and Trading S.A. has signed an agreement with Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation to...
UK: Chief Minister of Gibraltar gives evidence on Brexit
London, United Kingdom, (PortSEurope) October 19, 2018 – Today, the UK parliament’s Lords EU Committee discusses the latest developments in Brexit...
Plans for LNG facility near Kavala port draws local opposition
Kavala, Greece (PortSEurope) October 12, 2018 – The Ministry of Environment and Energy has allocated land for the development of an liquified natural...
Olivia Petroleum carries out first biodiesel shipment at Cádiz port in 15 years
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) October 11, 2018 – The Free Trade Zone of Cádiz has recovered energy product traffic operations, absent since 2003, thanks to...
EU to issue tender documents for new Vasiliko LNG terminal
Limassol, Cyprus (Ports Europe) October 10, 2018 – An open tender for the liquefied natural gas (LNG) reception infrastructure (FRSU – Floating...
US Ambassador to Greece Pyatt says Washington committed to the region
Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) October 9, 2018 – Following a visit to Alexandroupolis, U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt, sent a message...
Koper port to assist Huelva’s Hub Logístico del Frío project
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) October 7, 2018 – A delegation from Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva (APH – Port Authority of Huelva) has held a...
Region, Assocostieri and port authority to cooperate on LNG promotion in Sardinia
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) October 4, 2018 – A cooperation agreement to develop liquified natural gas (LNG) facilities in Sardinia has...
EU to invest €5.2 million in three LNG projects at Huelva port
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) October 3, 2018 – The Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA) of the European Commission has approved three projects at...