Re the deployment of LNG refuelling points in ports
On 17 December, the Council, European Parliament and Commission are coming together for a first trilogue meeting in view of reaching a first reading agreement on the proposed directive for the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure.
Two of the issues under discussion are of direct interest for European seaports: the provision of LNG refuelling facilities in core ports and the shore side electricity infrastructure.
Concerning thedeployment of LNG refuelling points in portsof the European core TEN-T network, ESPO:
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“LNG is to be the most promising medium term solution in view of tackling holistically the environmental performance of shipping. We cannot deny the coming into force of the sulphur directive. The 2020 deadline can be supported if it is applied in a pragmatic way and if 2020 does not mean the radical end of EU co-funding of LNG deployment projects,” says ESPO’s Secretary General Isabelle Ryckbost.
Onshore side electricityESPO is clearly against any introduction of legal obligations to ports for the provision of this technology.
Source: ESPO
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