Tag: Gibraltar

  An agreement to begin scoping requirements for an independent safety report on the new dual fuel power station and LNG storage and bunkering in Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo met on Tuesday 7 July 2015, with Lloyd’s Register Chairman, Thomas Thune Andersen. The meeting was held at the Lloyd’s Register headquarters in London and both Commodore Bob Sanguinetti, Captain of the Port and Manuel Alecio, CEO GibElec were present. This followed a technical meeting, also in London, yesterday between Lloyd’s Register officials and a technical delegation from the Gibraltar authorities. Following the meeting with Mr Andersen and further discussions with Tom Boardley, Lloyd’s Register’s Marine Director and John Wishart, Lloyd’s Register’s Energy Director, an agreement was formalised to start work to immediately scope requirements for an independent safety review on the plans for the power station and any LNG activity associated with it.  Lloyd’s Register will also work with HMGoG to advise on proposals for LNG bunkering which both parties agreed will be an important activity for Gibraltar as an international port over the next decade.  Lloyd’s Register agreed with HMGoG that both health and safety are paramount.  The Chief Minister stated: “I am very happy to start this ...

  A report recently released by Lloyd’s Register relating to LNG infrastructure in Gibraltar has been cited in the media and in political debate in Gibraltar. The report cited is an evaluation study covering proposals to site LNG offloading and storage, with specific technical specifications for their design, in Gibraltar. The study examined the risks involved with proposals for two potential locations of LNG offloading and storage tanks: the North Mole Western Arm adjacent to the cruise terminal and the Detached Mole, to the South of the North Mole. It did not address LNG bunkering. LR’s report, since being handed to the commissioning client, has appeared in the public domain and been cited in political exchanges in Gibraltar. LR’s conclusions were that both proposals, as defined, presented relatively high risks. With modifications to technical specifications it is likely that such risks could be reduced considerably; whilst there are obvious concerns related to siting gas storage tanks near to cruise ship berths, modifications to the technical requirements and repositioning of the tanks could see major risks entirely reduced. And opportunities exist to assess other options or locations. LR’s findings into a very specific tank siting proposal should in no way be ...

The EU Commission's Directorate-General on Environment has ruled that it is unable to identify any breach of EU environmental legislation in respect of bunkering activities

Spain under consideration to fine bunkering companies in Gibraltar waters

Spain Vows to Regulate Gibraltar Bunkering

Gibraltar not highest carbon emitter

An explosion at a fuel terminal in the port of Gibraltar Twelve passengers onboard a Royal Caribbean cruiseship have been injured by an explosion at a fuel terminal in the port of Gibraltar.The victims, who received "minor burns and abrasions", were treated onboard the 3,643-berth Independence of the Seas (built 2008) shortly after the disaster began to unfold at around 3:37 pm local time, Royal Caribbean spokesman Cynthia Martinez said Tuesday.In a statement, the company said the vessel retracted its gangway immediately after the blast and moved a safe distance from the dock.The ship did not sustain any "significant damage" and is currently sailing to its next port of call.In an interview with Radio Gibraltar, chief minister Peter Caruanas said the explosion and fire may have been caused by a spark from welding operations but admitted police have not ruled out other possibilities including that of a terrorist attack.According to the AFP news agency, "flames could be seen pouring across the harbour" from a tank containing bunker fuel, "with dense black smoke billowing across the port as firefighters directed jets of water at the blaze."The US cruise giant says the vessel arrived in Gibraltar this morning and had been due ...

It should have been repaired in Gibraltar A cargo vessel that was loaded with explosives in the UK for Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), developed main engine trouble when about 200 miles off Gibraltar, and ended up being towed to the British dependent territory at the western entrance to the Mediterranean."The ship was carrying a mix of ammunition, such as bombs and small arms," said a Gibraltar port spokesman."It loaded explosives in the UK for Jeddah."On arrival in Gibraltar last Wednesday it was berthed in GibDock repair yard within the port of Gibraltar. It was after an inspection by the Gibraltar fire brigade, that the ship was ordered to be towed out to the eastside anchorage, away from it being close to Gibraltar's highly-populated town area on the western littoral.Spares arrived on Saturday but the ship was not repaired in Gibraltar for reasons unknown.Instead, the Danish-flag 'Danica Brown', of 997 gross tons, left Gibraltar late Sunday and was being towed Monday into the Mediterranean "to an undisclosed destination," said official source.On its way down to the Mediterranean from the UK, the ship also called at Cherbourg and was scheduled to called at Algiers.Meanwhile, a vessel tracking system reported late today that the ...