OMAN's Sohar Port and Freezone has announced that it will soon issue licences to ship-to-ship service providers equipped to handle LNG.
This makes Sohar one of the few ports offering LNG ship-to-ship services, reports Dubai's Arab Supply Chain.
The announcement was made at the 2014 Singapore International Bunkering Conference (SIBCON).
"We have put all of the necessary licensing structures in place to be able to start LNG ship-to-ship services in Sohar," said Sohar Port and Freezone commercial manager Edwin Lammers.
"Many organisations are developing ships capable of burning LNG and diesel. Hanjin Shipping, DNV GL and GTT are designing vessels that carry 16,300 TEU on Asia-Europe routes.
"United Arab Shipping Co is also building 17 hybrid ships - six with capacities of over 18,000 TEU, while UASC is looking to establish an LNG base in the Middle East," he said.
"A new European Union regulatory framework will make it a requirement for member states to build LNG infrastructure across core trans-European networks by 2025, ideally every 400 kilometres," Mr Lammers said.
With many of Europe's ports falling within one of the United Nations' IMO Emissions Control Areas, the new rules are part of a far wider clean fuel strategy focused on bringing alternative fuels to the entire European transport sector, including inland vehicles.
Having recently boosted its in-port bunkering offering with a 6,000-tonne IFO barge and 500 cubic metre gasoil barge, Sohar is home to some of the world's most experienced bunkering service and liquid bulk storage facilities, said the report.
WORLD SHIPPING
20 October 2014 - 21:24
Oman's Sohar port soon to begin offering ship-to-ship LNG services
OMAN's Sohar Port and Freezone has announced that it will soon issue licences to ship-to-ship service providers equipped to handle LNG.
WORLD SHIPPING
20 October 2014 - 21:24
Oman's Sohar port soon to begin offering ship-to-ship LNG services
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