At Gastech Exhibition & Conference, in Tokyo, Cepsa Gas Comercializadora (CGC), Spanish energy company, presented a paper, in which it highlights Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) as the fuel for maritime transport with the greatest growth potential within the global market due to its safety, availability and price.
On this context, Cepsa also informed that, in 2018, it will become the first company with the capacity to supply LNG “ship to ship” with the Mediterranean Multi-product Barge, at the Port of Barcelona. The company sees LNG as a product that respects the environment and complies with international energy policies that require the use of cleaner fuels.
Cepsa has also emphasized that almost all European ports comply with the safety conditions required for the refueling of LNG. Additionally, the Iberian Peninsula, which has at its disposal a vast LNG supply network, offers enormous potential with this fuel considering that most of the West-East navigation routes cross it.
Antonio Melcón, the CEO of Cepsa, has pointed out that “for LNG to attain a position of leadership as the main fuel for maritime transport on a global scale, it is essential that the players involved in its management – ship owners, authorities, distributing companies, infrastructure operators, etc. – work on its development in a coordinated manner”.
He added: “Thanks to our management capacity, Cepsa has become a world benchmark in the supply of LNG to ships”.
Finally, Cepsa underlines that the use of LNG as fuel is an alternative that could serve as a response to the conditions set by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), which requires, inter alia, the reduction of sulphur oxide (SOx) and nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions, as well as the implementation of further emissions control systems in certain maritime regions. According to the IMO, sulphur emissions must be reduced globally to 0.5% by 2020.
Source: Cepsa
