Tag: TEN-T

The EU's TEN-T Programme will co-fund with over €5 million the deployment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a greener and cheaper alternative to heavy fuel oil for maritime transport in the North Sea. The project will also help to meet European requirements on cutting the air pollution in the North and Baltic Seas. European Regulations require the shipping sector to reduce marine sulphur emissions in the North Sea to 0.1% as of January 2015. One of the ways for the sector to reach this goal is to use cleaner fuels, such as LNG. This project is part of a larger project aiming to promote the use of LNG in North Sea maritime traffic. It will cover three main objectives, namely the: Installation of small scale equipment for LNG bunkering in the Zeebrugge terminal (Belgium) to break down large quantities of LNG into smaller ones for further distribution in the North Sea and the Channel region. Zeebrugge would become the first European terminal open to the public for this kind of operation. Equipment of three ferry berths with automatic quick release mooring hooks, two at the ports of Portsmouth (UK) and one in Caen/Ouistreham (France). Establishment of an optimal logistic ...

At the General assembly meeting of NAPA, held on 12th January in Trieste, the presidents, taking stock of the results

The EU's TEN-T Programme will co-finance with over €2.5 million studies to support the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as marine fuel in the eastern Mediterranean. The economically attractive LNG could help decrease the sulphur content in marine fuels from 3.5% to 0.5%. European regulation on transport requires the shipping sector to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40% by 2050. One of the ways to reach this goal is to use cleaner fuel such as LNG. The TEN-T programme puts forward the obligation to provide publicly accessible LNG refuelling facilities in all core European ports by 2030. This project aims to design an LNG transport, distribution, supply - including bunkering - network and infrastructure for LNG use as marine fuel in the eastern Mediterranean (Greece, Cyprus, Italy), and define the framework for a well-functioning and sustainable market. The project is contributing to a larger initiative with the ambition to establish an LNG network in the eastern Mediterranean, develop a sustainable market for LNG as marine fuel, revive the shipping industry, as well as increase the fleet competitiveness, efficiency and sustainability. The project was selected for EU funding with the assistance of external experts under the TEN-T Multi-Annual ...

The EU's TEN-T Programme will invest almost €2.5 million for studies and pilot construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the seaport of Bremen in Germany. The green and economically attractive LNG could help reduce air pollution caused by maritime transport. European Regulations require the shipping sector to reduce marine sulphur emissions in the North Sea to 0.1% as of January 2015. One of the ways to reach this objective is to use cleaner fuel such as LNG. This project responds to the TEN-T programme goal to provide publicly accessible LNG refuelling facilities in all core European ports by 2030, leading to improved market acceptance and availability of LNG as an alternative fuel. The project features a study and pilot construction of a flexible, multi-modal LNG terminal that could provide a reliable supply of LNG to maritime, road and rail users in a geographical area of around 300-400 km. It covers planning, design and engineering, as well as the construction and operation of an LNG filling station. While the initial size will be relatively small the flexible approach ensures that effective market demand can be accommodated by enlarging the facility at a later stage. The project was selected ...

The EU's TEN-T Programme will support with almost €4 million the pilot construction of the UK's first liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker at Teesport near Middlesbrough and the LNG propulsion system of two new ships. The project will help reduce maritime pollution and support the roll-out of LNG technology in the UK. This project is a real breakthrough in the use of LNG for short sea shipping as it will develop a dedicated LNG supply and demand chain in the UK. It will also demonstrate the viability of LNG as an environmentally sound alternative to present marine fuels, as well as its high potential for short sea shipping in the UK and the North Sea. The project will deploy a LNG bunkering facility in the Port of Teesport and test an innovative LNG fuel system on two ethylene carriers in the sea. The project will also encourage the use of LNG for marine and road transport in the UK by performing technical and market studies in other ports with the aim to roll-out LNG technology countrywide. The project was selected for funding with the assistance of external experts under the TEN-T Annual Call 2013, priority 'Decarbonisation / oil substitution or ...

The EU's TEN-T Programme will co-finance with over €1.5 million the construction of the first in Europe hopper barge powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG). The green and economically attractive LNG fuel could help reduce air pollution caused by barge transport services. Hopper barges carrying sand dredged from ports are most often using conventional, more polluting fuel than accepted by the European regulation for future shipping services (2050 onwards). This project is addressing the European requirements to reduce maritime transport emissions by constructing an LNG-powered hopper barge in the ports of Bremerhaven and Bremen in Germany. The pilot project features the technical design of the new barge, granting permissions to operate in the inland waterways of the port areas, as well as actual construction and testing of the barge under real life conditions. It also includes recommendations and best practice for a larger roll-out of this vessel type.   The action is expected to have a multiplier effect due to the high demand for dredging in the sandy North Sea and inland ports.  Using LNG-powered vessels would contribute to reducing the transport industry’s impact on the environment. Furthermore, the project's findings and solutions could be replicated on all types of ...

The EU's TEN-T Programme will support the upgrade of the existing sea line between Nantes St-Nazaire and Vigo

The EU's TEN-T Programme will back with over 5.5 million studies on solving the main railway bottlenecks near the Port of Rotterdam in The Netherlands

The President of the Committee of the Regions, Michel Lebrun, welcomed the adoption of the general approach on port services by the Transport CouncilCoR Applauds EU Port Services General Approach Adoption

The EU co-funded North Adriatic Ports with 322.000 euros for the realization of a Masterplan to design a comprehensive value chain for the use of LNG