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Rebecca Gibson |
Risk management company, DNV, is to develop operational procedures for LNG bunkering in Antwerp, allowing the port to meet the strict emission legislations that come into force in the Hamburg-Le Havre region in 2015.
“The port authority anticipates increasing use of LNG, particularly in the shortsea sector where ships will be operating in IMO Emission Control Areas for much of their voyages, and by 2020, as many as every second new ship built might use LNG as fuel,” said Eddy Bruyninckx, CEO of Antwerp Port Authority.
DNV completed a preliminary market survey, risk analysis and logistics modelling review for LNG bunkering at the port in 2012. The company will also carry out a hazard assessment of the bulk transport of dangerous goods before and after the introduction of LNG bunkering.
Mohamed Houari, DNV head of solutions for Central Europe said: “With this project, LNG bunkering in Europe is now moving from feasibility studies to operational work, and our joint co-operation with the Port of Antwerp will ensure the safe introduction of LNG as bunker fuel.”