A network comprising Antwerp, Rotterdam, S[ds_preview]ingapore and Zeebrugge, Jacksonville and Norway, was formed To develop the world’s first set of harmonised LNG bunkering standards.
Taking reference from documents by organisations such as the International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH), the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) and the Society for Gas as a Marine Fuel (SGMF), this set of harmonised standards will ensure that key areas of the LNG bunkering process are aligned across ports carrying out LNG bunkering operations, the ports and maritime authorities say. The standards can also provide a guide to ports seeking to be LNG bunker-ready.
Moving ahead, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has driven the expansion of the representation in the network to include the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Japan and the Ulsan Port Authority. An MoU will further deepen cooperation and information sharing in relation to LNG bunkering with the intention of developing a network of LNG bunker-ready ports across the East and West and Trans-pacific trade.
