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.
Puertos del Estado calls tender for analysis of LNG bunkering demand
Gijon, Spain (Ports Europe) April 13, 2017 –Spanish official state gazette (BOE) published a tender by ports agency Puertos del Estado for the contracting of...
Naples port starts LNG bunkering project
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) April 11, 2017 – Naples port will launch later this year an expression of interest for a liquefied natural gas bunker. This was...
Studies on possibilities of using LNG at the port of Koper
Koper, Slovenia, April 6, 2017 – The Directive 2014/94/EU on deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure was adopted with the aim of minimising...
Bilbao port authority carries out first LNG bunkering operation
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) April 3, 2017 – As a result of the collaboration between the Basque Energy Entity (Ente Vasco de la Energía-EVE), Bahia Bizkaia...
PIR, Edison to build LNG storage facility at Ravenna port
Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) March 15, 2017 – Italian provider of logistic solutions for the storage, handling and distribution of bulk liquids, dry goods...
Barcelona port presents commitment to LNG as alternative ship fuel
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 14, 2017 – Barcelona port has presented at the Seatrade Cruise Global fair, the main event of the cruise industry...
Itsas Gas acquires vessel for Bay of Biscay LNG operations
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) March 4, 2017 – Itsas Gas Bunker Supply S.L. has acquired the vessel Monte Arucas to handle LNG. The adapted vessel will be...
EU invests in Krk LNG facility
Krk, Croatia (Ports Europe) February 18, 2017 – An investment in the Krk off-shore LNG terminal is included in the announcement today that the EU has...
GasLog closes sale & purchase agreement with Gastrade
Alexandropoli, Greece (PortSeurope) February 10, 2017 – GasLog Ltd, an international owner, operator and manager of liquefied natural gas (LNG)...
Europe Technologies and Chantier Naval de Marseille sign MOU
Paris, France (Ports Europe) February 10, 2017 – During the Euromaritime event in Paris, Chantier Naval de Marseille (CNM) signed a MOU with Europe...
Gibraltar Port Captain presents at Dubai bunkering convention
Gibraltar (Ports Europe) January 31, 2017 – Commodore Bob Sanguinetti, CEO and Captain of the Port, was one of the key speakers at the Middle East...
Companies complete first LNG bunkering operation of Abel Matutes ship at Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 30, 2017 – Spanish companies Gas Natural Fenosa and Balearia have successfully concluded the first bunkering of...
French environmental organisation calls for rapid introduction of LNG as marine fuel
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) January 30, 2017 – Presenting new elements of its survey on air pollution from maritime transport, France Nature...
LPG transit through Ukrainian railway lines, ports declines by 23.2% Y/Y in 2016
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) January 19, 2017 – The transit of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) through Ukrainian railway lines and ports decreased by...
Plans for Krk LNG terminal progress
Krk, Croatia (Ports Europe) December 27, 2016 – A plan to construct an LNG facility on the Croatian Adriatic island of Krk are progressing with increased...