LNG Bunkering port focus group adds Port of Ningbo-Zhousan, Port of Marseille Fos and Port of Vancouver

To strengthen the network of Liquefied Natural Gas bunker-ready ports and to bolster efforts towards enabling the uptake of LNG as marine fuel, the Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan, Port of Marseille Fos, and Port of Vancouver have joined the Port of Singapore and seven other organisations to participate in an international LNG bunkering port focus group.

With this expansion, the network will comprise a total of eleven ports and maritime administrations across Asia, Europe and North America.

The focus group was formed in 2014 by Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), Antwerp Port Authority, Port of Rotterdam and Port of Zeebrugge. In 2016, Asian representation in the LNG bunkering focus group increased with the joining of Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Japan and Ulsan Port Authority, Republic of Korea.

Through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Singapore in October 2016, all members of the focus group committed to working together to deepen cooperation and information sharing in relation to LNG bunkering, to develop a network of LNG bunker-ready ports across the East and West and Trans-Pacific trade. The first meeting was held in April 2017 in Yokohama, Japan, where the focus group agreed to focus collaborative efforts on enabling the uptake of LNG as bunkers globally.

For more information visit www.mpa.gov.sg

17th July 2017