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.
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, the Coalition for the Energy of the Future aims at accelerating the development of future energies and technologies to sustain new green...
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...
Energy transition in shipping: First BioLNG production project at a French port
EveRé, operator of the multi-process household waste treatment plant commissioned by Métropole Aix-Marseille-Provence, the CMA CGM Group, a world leader in...
Casintra opens a new logistics center in Gijón port
Gijón, Spain (Ports Europe) June 20, 2021 – Casintra, an operator in container logistics, has opened a new logistics center in Gijón port. The...
Strategic Hellenic Petroleum partnership for LPG logistics in Cyprus
HELLENIC PETROLEUM Group announces the strategic cooperation agreement with VLPG Plant Ltd. for LPG products logistics and distribution in the Cypriot market...
CMA CGM container carrier powered by LNG visits port of Genoa
The CMA CGM Iguacu is the first container carrier powered by Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to climb an Italian port by docking at the PSA Pra’ terminal...
Containerships Borealis has become the first LNG-powered ship to dock in the Port of Bilbao
The container ship Containerships Borealis, one of the newest and largest ships in the Containerships fleet, has become the first LNG-powered ship to dock in...
Fratelli Cosulich orders a specialised vessel to supply LNG to ships in the Mediterranean Sea
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) May 12, 2021 – The Genoa-based marine group Fratelli Cosulich has ordered in the first unit that will be used to supply...
Total realizes France’s first ship-to-containership LNG bunkering operation, after inaugural loading at Dunkirk LNG terminal
Dunkirk, May 3, 2021 – Total has realized the first ship-to-containership Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) bunkering operation in France. The world’s...
Met Croatia delivers its first LNG cargo at Krk terminal
Croatia has received another cargo of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) at the Krk terminal in the northern Adriatic Sea, the first LNG delivery of MET Croatia. The...
Slovakia plans LNG terminal in Bratislava
Bratislava, Slovakia (Ports Europe) April 30, 2021 – State-owned Public Ports has said that a €40 million ($48.4 million) liquified natural gas (LNG)...
ECSA welcomes the adoption of Delli Report on more efficient and cleaner maritime transport
The Plenary of the European Parliament adopted this week the Delli Report on more efficient and cleaner maritime transport. The Report underlines the...
Turkey receives new FSRU vessel
Iskenderun, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 23, 2021 – The Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources has announced that the country’s first floating...
Hutchison Ports BEST terminal welcomes first LNG-powered vessel
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 15, 2021 – The Hutchison Ports BEST terminal at Barcelona port has handled the first ship powered by liquefied...