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.
Elengy, SPSE plan “the Rhone CO2 project”
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) June 5, 2024 – Elengy and pipeline developer SPSE are considering a new carbon capture and storage project in southeast...
Croatia’s Krk LNG terminal receives first gas from Algeria
Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) June 4, 2024 – Last week, the Krk liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal on welcomed the 92nd methane tanker since it began...
Morocco to tender LNG terminal for Nador port
Nador, Morocco (Ports Europe) June 3, 2024 – The Ministry of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development plans to issue a tender to construct a...
Port of Koper hosts new LNG ship of Mitsui OSK Lines
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) May 16, 2024 – Last Friday, The Port of Koper welcomed the vehicle transshipment ship Cerulean Ace, which is powered by...
Corruption charges set to end Vado regasification terminal project
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) May 13, 2024 – Last Tuesday, Giovanni Toti, the centre-right governor of Italy’s northwest Liguria region, was placed...
Port of Naples questions Axpo LNG project
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) May 7, 2024 – The Port Authority of Naples has postponed an evaluation into the potential risks of a project proposed by...
Höegh LNG to deploy FSRU Hoegh Galleon to Egypt
Ain Sokhna, Egypt (Ports Europe) May 6, 2024 – Höegh LNG Holdings Ltd has announced an agreement between Höegh LNG, Australian Industrial Energy Pty...
LNG regasifiers’ “musical chairs” in Italy
Piombino, Italy (Ports Europe) May 1, 2024 – As Italy’s Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security reviews the proposal to move the Piombino...
After Nador, Morocco plans further LNG regasification plants
Nador, Morocco (Ports Europe) April 23, 2024 – Last month, Morocco announced plans to develop the country’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure...
Port of Koper welcomes first LNG-powered vessel
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) April 23, 2024 – Last weekend, the Port of Koper welcomed the CMA CGM Scandoldo, the first LNG-powered vessel to dock at...
Appeal against port LNG project not supported by Brindisi province
Brindisi, Italy (Ports Europe) April 22, 2024 – Brindisi province will not legally support the port industrial zone operator ASI in a lawsuit against an...
Romania would like to take a shareholding in Greece’s Gastrade
Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) April 17, 2024 – Media reports suggest that the Romanian government would like to take a shareholding in...
FSRU Toscana vessel relocating to Genoa
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) April 15, 2024 – The FSRU Toscana vessel has started the process of relocating from Livorno to Genoa. The vessel will...
Montenegro included possible LNG terminal in its spatial plan
Bar, Montenegro (Ports Europe) April 12, 2024 – The Montenegro government has included a possible liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in its spatial...
Port of Gioia Tauro is a possible site for LNG regasification terminal
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) April 11, 2024 – The Port of Gioia Tauro has been suggested as a potential site for a regasification terminal. The...
Snam takes 30% stake in Adriatic LNG
Milan, Italy (Ports Europe) April 4, 2024 – Snam has exercised its right to increase its stake in Terminale GNL Adriatico S.r.l., from 7.3% to 30%....
VTTI, IKAV enter agreement to purchase Adriatic LNG
Rovigo, Italy (Ports Europe)- March 29, 2024 – VTTI, a global leader in energy storage and developer of energy infrastructure, and IKAV, an international...
Government plans LNG plant for new port of Nador West Med
Nador, Morocco (Ports Europe) March 28, 2024 – Five state agencies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop the country’s...
Work to resume on the LNG Vasilikos facility, Cyprus
Limassol, Cyprus (Ports Europe) March 27, 2024 – Despite delays, the government aims to complete construction of the liquified natural gas (LNG) terminal...
Enagas receives Russian LNG at Port of Huelva
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) March 25, 2024 – The Enagas liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the Port of Huelva has received LNG from a Russian...