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 of Tenerife receives CMA CGM container ship
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) January 2, 2025 – The Port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife received last Saturday, December 28,...
Ukraine purchases Greece-delivered gas from USA
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) December 29, 2024 – DTEK, a Ukrainian private energy company, has taken delivery of its first cargo of liquefied natural...
Port of Livorno receives Gazprom LNG delivery
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) December 19, 2024 – The FSRU Toscana liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal received the gas carrier “Cool...
New Baleà ria ferry reduces emissions by 22%
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) December 13, 2024 – Baleà ria has introduced a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) fast ferry on the...
VTTI, Snam finalise acquisition of Adriatic LNG
Milan, Italy (Ports Europe) December 7, 2024 – VTTI and Snam have completed the acquisition of shares in Terminale GNL Adriatico S.r.l. (Adriatic LNG),...
Cyprus Ports Authority will manage the port of Vasilikos
Vasilikos, Cyprus (Ports Europe) December 3, 2024 – The Cyprus Ports Authority will manage the port of Vasilikos, following a decision by the Council of...
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...