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.
Livorno LNG Terminal SpA set up as new joint venture company
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) February 28, 2018 – A new company Livorno LNG Terminal S.p.A. has been set up, a company jointly owned by Costiero Gas...
GAINN projects presented at joint working group meeting on ports and multimodal terminals in Algeciras
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) February 26, 2018 Last week Eva Pérez, the general coordinator of the GAINN4MOS and GAINN4SHIP Innovation projects,...
BahÃa de Bizkaia Gas increases LNG handled in 2017
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) February 25, 2018 – BahÃa de Bizkaia Gas (BBG), 50% owned by Enegas and the Basque Energy Agency (EVE), increased...
Poseidon Med II workshop in Piraeus on 16 February 2018
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 25, 2018 Poseidon Med II – Press Release Air quality, the leading priority of European ports, was the focus of...
Event: Isola dell’Energia: Sardinia LNG leader in the Mediterranean – April 12-13, 2018, Cagliari
Cagliari, Italy (Ports Europe) February 15, 2018 –  LNG Conference and LNG Sardinia Association are promoting the “Isola...
Pir Group and Edison receive approval for Ravenna port LNG facility
Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) February 15, 2018 –Â Pir Group and Edison have received approval for the project to develop a liquified natural gas (LNG)...
Turkey starts operating second floating liquefied natural gas unit (FSRU)
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 11, 2018 –Â Turkey has started operating its second floating liquefied natural gas unit (FSRU) with 20 million...
Algeciras port presents bunkering, innovation activities in RotterdamÂ
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) February 6, 2018 – Algeciras port authority (Autoridad Portuaria BahÃa de Algeciras) has participated in the Seminar on...
Bilbao port carries out first ship-to-ship LNG operation in Spain
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) February 5, 2018 – Bilbao port has carried out the first operation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuelling from one ship to...
Croatia pushes to build LNG facility in Krk
Krk, Croatia (Ports Europe) February 2, 2018 – “Croatia strongly supports the European Union energy project and is in the interest of becoming an...
Koper port hosts Elemed project meeting
Koper, Slovenia, January 30, 2018 On January 29, 2018, the Port of Koper hosted a conference on the establishment of alternative fuels infrastructure and on...
Reganosa sets up subsidiary to operate Ferrol port LNG terminal
Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) January 29, 2018 – Spanish company Reganosa has established an investee company, named Regasificadora del Noroeste, to operate...
Spanish company applies for construction of LNG storage facility at Las Palmas port
Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) January 24, 2018 – Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) will be on the table of the first board meeting of Las Palmas port...
Venice port at forefront of LNG initiative to adopt the fuel for ships
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) January 21, 2018 – In January 2017, Italy implemented European Union regulations on alternative fuels – Legislative...
Gas Natural to supply LNG to two Baleà ria eco ferries
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) January 19, 2018 – Spanish company Baleà ria EurolÃnias MarÃtimas S.A. and energy group Gas Natural Fenosa S.A. have signed...
Alexandroupoli set to emerge as an energy hub
Alexandroupoli, Greece (PortSEurope) January 16, 2018 – The Greek port of Alexandroupoli is gearing up for becoming energy and commercial hub. The port...
Reference – the SEA/LNG coalition
SEA\LNG is a multi-sector industry coalition, created to accelerate the widespread adoption of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel. Our vision is of a...
Societe Generale joins SEA/LNG coalition
Paris, France (PortSEurope) January 10, 2018 – Societe Generale becomes first financial institution to join growing SEA/LNG coalition, brings ...
BahÃa de Bizkaia Gas sees increased LNG traffic in 2017
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) January 9, 2018 –Â BahÃa de Bizkaia Gas (BBG) expects to end 2017 with traffic amounting to 32 ships and 1.95 million tons...
Spain’s Transcoma changes name of bunkering division
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) January 9, 2018 – Spanish company Transcoma Shipping has said it has spun off its bunkering division and changing its name to...