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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.

DEPA opens the way for the use of LNG in Greek shipping

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) December 19, 2018 – DEPA has announced that it has pioneered the development of the necessary supply chain for the supply...

First pilot test of LNG transport by road, rail and sea successfully carried out in Europe

Press release – CORE LNGas Hive – First pilot test of LNG transport by road, rail and sea successfully carried out in Europe – December 10,...

Cagliari port hosts “Liquefied natural gas, prospects for maritime transport” event

Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (PortSEurope) December 14, 2018 – Sardinia has hosted the conference, organized by the Regional Industry Council, entitled...

CORE LNGas hive completes multimodal LNG transport pilot test

Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) December 10, 2018 – The CORE LNGas hive project has successfully carried out the first pilot test of multimodal...

Shaping the framework for LNG as a marine fuel in the Eastern Mediterranean

Shaping the framework for LNG as a marine fuel in the Eastern Mediterranean A Poseidon Med II event at the University of Patras on December 7, 2018 The use of...

Cartagena port authority to invest €16 million

Cartagena, Spain (PortSEurope) December 5, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Cartagena (APC – Port Authority of Cartagena) has approved a tender for a...

Repsol carries out largest supply of LNG to a ship for use as fuel with Cartagena port

Cartagena, Spain (PortSEurope) December 5, 2018 – Working with Autoridad Portuaria de Cartagena (APC – Port Authority of Cartagena) and Enagás...

European Core LNGas Hive presented at Tarragona port event

Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) December 4, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Tarragona (APT – Port Authority of Tarragona) has hosted an event to...

Edison: Agreement with Knutsen for the chartering of the ship that will supply the small scale GNL storage unit in Ravenna

Milan, Italy, November 30, 2018 Edison Spa announces the stipulation with the Norwegian shipowner Knutsen OAS Shipping of a 12-year long-term contract...

Italy’s PIR Group, Edison to start construction of LNG storage facility at Ravenna port in Jan 2019

Ravenna, Italy (PortSEurope) December 3, 2018 – Italian company Depositi Italiani GNL, a 51/49 joint venture of PIR-Petrolifera Italo Rumena group...

Stolt-Nielsen Limited and Gas and Heath start construction of LNG storage facility in Oristano port

Oristano, Italy (PortSEurope) November 30, 2018 – UK companies Stolt-Nielsen Limited and Gas and Heath have started the construction of a liquefied natural...

Cartagena port to launch LNG terminal project in 2019

Cartagena, Spain (PortSEurope) November 30, 2018 – Cartagena port plans to launch next year projects for the construction of a terminal for the supply of...

Vigo port to supply power to ships via LNG-fired generator

Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) November 23, 2018 – Vigo port will supply electricity to ro-ro ships through liquefied natural gas (LNG) to reduce...

Port of Marseille Fos engaged in reducing ship emissions

Press Release – The port of Marseille Fos is engaged in reducing ship emissions – November 20, 2018 The port of Marseille Fos has set up a working...

Reference – CORE LNGas hive

November 19, 2018 CORE LNGas hive is a project selected by the European Commission to support clean power for transport. The aim of the project is to develop a...

Reference – GAINN4MOS

November 19, 2018 GAINN4MOS aims to improve the Motorways of the Sea network in six Member States (Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Portugal and Slovenia) by...

Italy’s Caronte & Tourist presents LNG-fired ferry as part of Gainn4mos project

Messina, Italy (PortSEurope) November 19, 2018 – Italian company Caronte & Tourist S.p.A. has presented the first liquefied natural gas-fired (LNG)...

European Commission selects Enagás initiative LNGHIVE2 to boost LNG as an alternative fuel

Press release – European Commission selects the initiative LNGHIVE2, coordinated by Enagás, to boost LNG as alternative fuel – November 15, 2018...

Golar Power awarded Croatian FSRU LNG contract

Pula, Croatia (PortSEurope) November 13, 2018 – Golar Power Ltd has been selected by LNG Croatia LLC to build a floating storage and regasification unit...

Ceuta port considers construction of natgas storage tanks

Ceuta, Spain (PortSEurope) November 12, 2018 – Ceuta port aims to develop projects linked to the application of natural gas in the sea transport sector, as...

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