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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.

T&E: How much does LNG emit before it burns on a ship?

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) November 19, 2024 – Transport and Environment, an advocate for clean transport & energy, has published a report:...

Shipping industry’s first comprehensive digital bunker trading platform

Limassol, Cyprus (Ports Europe) October 31, 2024 – XMAR has launched the shipping industry’s first comprehensive digital bunker trading platform, now...

Bucci: In Vado Ligure, the FSRU makes no sense

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 30, 2024 – Marco Bucci, current mayor of Genoa and future president of Liguria, has said that the FSRU in Piombino...

New K Line LNG-powered ship visits Barcelona

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) October 25, 2024 – Shipping company K Line has included Barcelona in the inaugural voyage of its new vehicle carrier...

Cyprus and China consortium reach FSRU agreement

Limassol, Cyprus (Ports Europe) October 23, 2024 – The Natural Gas Infrastructure Company (ETYFA) and a Chinese consortium, COSCO and CPP, have reached...

Russia wants submarine LNG carrier for the Arctic

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) October 12, 2024 – A model of a nuclear-powered underwater liquified natural gas (LNG) gas carrier has been demonstrated by...

Can European LNG terminals become stranded assets?

Lakewood, United States (Ports Europe) September 23, 2024 – European Union (EU) liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminals remain under-utilised as the...

Port of Koper receives CMA CGM LNG ship

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) September 22, 2024 – Last Thursday, the Port of Koper car terminal received its first CMA CGM liquefied natural...

Russian non-ice class LNG carrier completes Northern Sea Route

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) September 20, 2024 – The liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier “Everest Energy” has completed the Northern Sea...

Port of Figueira da Foz resumes operations at the Liquid Bulk Terminal

Figueira da Foz, Portugal (Ports Europe) September 19, 2024 – On 18 September, the Liquid Bulk Terminal registered the docking of the tanker ALTAY, the...

Liquid gas boosts cargo traffic at Port of Piombino

Piombino, Italy (Ports Europe) August 15, 2024 – The port of Piombino closed the first half of the year with cargo traffic at 3.11 million tons, an...

$660 million liquefied ethane gas facility in Egypt’s Dekheila port

Dekheila, Egypt (Ports Europe) August 4, 2024 – A $663 million facility to receive, store, and process liquefied ethane gas (LEG) will be built in...

EPPO investigates LNG import terminal in Cyprus

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) July 31, 2024 – The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) will investigate a project for a liquefied natural gas...

Edison completes first ship-to-ship LNG bunker operation in Trieste

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) July 30, 2024 – Energy company Edison has completed the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) refuelling operation between a...

Snam’s Ravenna offshore regasifier on schedule for Q1 2025

Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) July 16, 2024 – Work on Ravenna’s offshore regasifier are proceeding according to schedule. It will land 8.5 km from...

Port of Huelva receives first LNG delivery from trader Mercuria

Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) July 16, 2024 – The Port of Huelva has received the first delivery of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from trader Mercuria. It...

Russia’s Sviyazhsk Logistics Center still a distant dream

Sviyazhsk, Russia (Ports Europe) June 29, 2024 – After numerous grand announcements about related projects and huge delays, Russia’s Tatarstan region...

New EU sanctions against LNG will affect European ports

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) June 21, 2024 – The European Union has agreed new sanctions against Russia which, for the first time, include liquefied...

FSRU Hoegh Galleon will soon arrive in Ain Sokhna, Egypt

Ain Sokhna, Egypt (Ports Europe) June 14, 2024 – Egypt is set to receive FSRU Höegh Galleon, the Norwegian floating storage regasification unit for...

Italian FSRU Toscana arrives in Marseille port for maintenance

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) June 5, 2024 – The Italian FSRU Toscana vessel has arrived in the Port of Marseille. The ship is operated by OLT...

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