Tag: LNG bunkering

The procedure for construction of Antwerp's port LNG bunkering station is currently under way. In order to brief the future constructor as fully as possible about the facilities that the station must offer, the Port of Antwerp Authority has launched a brief survey of potential users. As a result of this consultation the Port of Antwerp Authority hopes to get input on questions such as which types of customer the facility must serve, and whether the user/operator has a preference for particular technologies. Based on the answers received, the Port of Antwerp Authority will refine the specifications for construction of the LNG bunkering and filling station. In July 2014 the Port of Antwerp Authority issued a European call for candidates to build an LNG bunkering and filling station for barges. Various candidates put themselves forward in the month that followed. The next step will be for the Port Authority to supply the selected candidates with the contract specifications. In a parallel process another call has been launched with the aim of appointing a candidate to operate the facility in the form of a concession. Input from potential users In the technical specifications for the facility the Port Authority wishes to take maximum account of the preferences of ...

The Ministry of Employment and the Economy of the Finnish Government has issued a press release to announce  its commitment of a total of EUR 65.2 million in energy subsidies for three liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals. With the help of this support, Manga LNG Oy, Skangass Oy, and Oy Aga Ab will build LNG terminals in Tornio, Pori and Rauma respectively. These new terminals will help facilitate a move to significantly reduce the industrial use of fuel oil and liquid petroleum gas (LPG) in Finland. ''The decrees to go ahead with these three operations will see more than EUR 200 million being invested into LNG terminals. This will then instigate the development of a network of terminals along the Finnish coastline'' commented Minister of Economic Affairs Jan Vapaavuori after signing the decrees. ''LNG offers an environmentally-friendly and carbon-free alternative fuel source for the shipping industry. It also enables us to create alternative procurement streams for industries that use gas. According to estimates, the market potential for the use of LNG by the shipping and other industries is particularly significant in the Satakunta region. Furthermore, a terminal in the Bay of Bothnia would make possible the use of LNG in ...