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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.

Brittany Ferries’ LNG-powered vessel Salamanca has called at the port of Bilbao for the first time

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) January 21, 2022 – Brittany Ferries’ LNG-powered vessel Salamanca has called at the port of Bilbao for the first time last...

Natural gas consolidates its position as a fuel for ships operating in the Port of Barcelona

In 2021, the Port of Barcelona carried out 236 operations to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to ships, totalling 65,050 m³. Despite the fact that many of...

Titan LNG has won the tender for LNG delivery in the Port of Marseille for Corsica Linea’s new Ro-Pax ferry

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) January 16, 2022 – The Dutch company Titan LNG has won the tender for the delivery of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the...

Port of Cartagena seeks leading role as LNG supplier to ships

Cartagena, Spain (Ports Europe) January 13, 2022 – The Brittany Ferries ship “Salamanca” has just called at the Port of Cartagena where it took...

Morocco picks Mohammedia for potential floating gas facility

Casablanca, Morocco (Ports Europe) January 4, 2022 – The Government of Morocco has invited bids to produce a study for the upgrade of Mohammedia port,...

CMA CGM and Shell perform first bio-LNG bunkering operation in Rotterdam

The CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics, and Shell “AMS:RDSA” have performed the first Bio-LNG bunkering trial in Rotterdam....

LNG equipment conversion pilot at APM Terminals Barcelona delivers environmental benefits

In a project co-financed by the European Union, the Port of Barcelona, APM Terminals Barcelona, HAM and Naturgy recently concluded a pilot which tested the...

Poseidon Med II demonstrates that shifting to LNG is bringing benefits to the Port of Igoumenitsa

Within the context of the 2nd Scientific Conference on Port Management, Organization and Development (PDMO 2021), the European Programme Poseidon Med II...

Siport21 develops LNG bunkering operations simulator

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 27, 2021 – Maritime consultancy Siport21 is to develop SiBunker, a liquified natural gas (LNG) bunkering...

Repsol start to build Bilbao port LNG terminal

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) September 22, 2021 – Spanish energy and petrochemical company Repsol SA has started building an liquified natural gas (LNG)...

LNG operations increase at Port of Motril

Motril, Spain (Ports Europe) September 15, 2021 – With the arrival of the Baleària Hypatia de Alejandría ferry that uses liquified natural gas (LNG)...

Brittany Ferries and CMA CGM form a partnership in passenger and freight transport

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) September 14, 2021 – CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics, and Brittany Ferries, the largest ferry...

Approval of financing of two projects for electrification in the ports of Piraeus and Heraklion

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) July 22, 2021 – The European Executive Agency for Infrastructure and the Environment (CINEA) in Brussels has approved two...

Port Authority of Heraklion is lead partner in”ELECTRIPORT” project

Heraklion, Crete, Greece (Ports Europe) July 22, 2021 – The Port Authority of Heraklion is to be lead partner in the ELECTRIPORT project – a study...

AdSP del Mar Ligure Orientale sign decarbonisation deals with Enel and Snam

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) July 22, 2021 – Autorita’di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Orientale (AdSP – Eastern Ligurian Sea Port...

MSC and Shell sign collaboration agreement on decarbonising shipping

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and Shell International Petroleum Company Limited (Shell) have agreed to work closely together to help accelerate the...

The Coalition for the Energy of the Future launches the feasibility study of its first major project and welcomes three new members

Launched in late 2019 initiated by Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and CEO of the CMA CGM Group, the Coalition for the Energy of the Future aims at accelerating the...

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