LNG

Jan 17 - Det Norske Veritas, the Norwegian classification society, said it won a contract from Belgium's regional Flemish government to undertake a feasibility study for the provision of LNG bunkering facilities at the ports of Antwerp, Zeebrugge and Ghent. The work will consist of a market survey, a risk and safety analysis, and modelling of the logistics, legal and regulatory requirements needed to establish LNG bunkering infrastructure at the ports. Hazard identification and quantitative risk analysis are key components of DNV's service and this scope of work covers not only people at the port but the wider community and natural environment. Burning LNG as fuel reduces SOx and particulate emissions by 100 percent, NOx emissions by 90 percent and CO2 emissions by 20 percent compared to heavy fuel oil use. "Shipowners are working hard to meet the increasingly strict emissions requirements of the Baltic and North Seas and ports are now responding as the popularity of LNG is becoming apparent," says Torgeir Sterri, DNV Regional Manager Central Europe.