Rotterdam receives LNG funding boost
16/10/2013
The Port of Rotterdam has received a major boost in its bid to become an LNG hub with the news that it has been granted approval for two subsidies by the European Union.
The Port of Rotterdam has received a major boost in its bid to become an LNG hub with the news that it has been granted approval for two subsidies by the European Union.
Jan de Nul has completed the first phase of dredging operations for Russia’s new Arctic port in Sabetta.
Nikiski’s Kenai Peninsula, the largest cape on the southern coast of Alaska, has been selected as the preferred site for the South Central Alaska LNG project’s proposed LNG plant and terminal where gas would be liquefied and shipped to Asia.
Braemar Engineering has been appointed as Owner’s Engineers for United LNG, LP for the world’s largest floating LNG production project.
Energy-rich Turkmenistan has launched a US$2 billion project to build the country’s largest ever port in a bid to boost the Asian country’s export trade.
India’s Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) is planning the build of a new Rs 1,800 crore liquid bulk terminal, according to a top port official.
Petronet LNG is set to offer an 18 percent share in its new LNG import facility, currently under construction in the Indian Port of Gangavaram.
The Board of Commissioners at the Port of Vancouver USA announced on Friday that they unanimously approved a 10-year lease with the Tesoro-Savage Joint Venture (TSJV) for a crude oil handling facility at the port.
The proposed LNG import terminal at Klaipeda Port, Lithuania, has received a major boost with the news that the European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to lend energy company Klaipedos Nafto €87 million to help execute the project.
The Society of International Gas Tanker and Terminal Operators (SIGTTO) has announced that it has established the Society for Gas as a Marine Fuel (SGMF) – a non-governmental organisation (NGO) to help enhance the safety and best practices in the use of LNG as a marine fuel.
Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) handled a record 2.4 million tonnes of cargo in April, up 4.7 percent over the same month last year.
The Port of Rotterdam Authority has signed a land transfer agreement allowing Shtandart TT B.V. and VTTI to begin the construction of Terminal Europort West early next year.
