Completion of the project

Completion of the project

The “Breakthrough LNG deployment in Inland Waterway Transport” project is approaching a successful end. Under the leadership of the EICB, the project consortium has deployed three LNG driven vessels and one LNG bunkering station. During the project, important insights were gathered about the design, installation, and use of LNG on board of inland vessels. The […]

FIRST PERMANENT LNG BUNKER STATION IN GERMANY

FIRST PERMANENT LNG BUNKER STATION IN GERMANY

PitPoint opened Germany’s first shore-to-ship Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) bunker station for inland shipping at the Niehler Hafen in Cologne. The opening of this station represents a concrete step towards facilitating clean maritime transport. The new LNG bunker station is part of PitPoint.LNG’s plans to develop a European LNG infrastructure for heavy-duty transport by road […]

LNG in the Bunkerspot magazine

LNG in the Bunkerspot magazine

PitPoint and EICB about LNG in the Bunkerspot magazine: ‘We see a strong push from the EU but also from local governments to see what they can do to contribute to cleaner air in their city or region and what are the alternatives’ Read more at https://lngbinnenvaart.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Networking.pdf

INAUGURATION OF LNG DRIVEN VESSEL SOMTRANS LNG

INAUGURATION OF LNG DRIVEN VESSEL SOMTRANS LNG

The construction of the second pilot vessel ‘Somtrans LNG’ has been recently completed. Somtrans LNG was inaugurated on April 26th and received a delegation from the European Commission’s Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA). The construction of the Somtrans LNG has been made possible with co-financing from the European Union’s Connecting Europe Facility. The Somtrans […]