Ports sign LNG agreement for European inland shipping
On April 25 the ports of Antwerp, Mannheim, Rotterdam, Strasbourg and Switzerland signed a cooperation agreement to introduce LNG to the European inland shipping sector. The cooperation includes studies, promotion, knowledge transfer, regulations and bunker infrastructure.
The agreements are within the framework of the LNG Master Plan for Rhine-Main-Danube, a project in which all five ports are partners. The goal of the LNG Master plan is to introduce LNG as a fuel for inland shipping along the Rhine-Main-Danube corridor.
Through its TEN-T programme, the European Union has allocated €40m (US$55.5m) in subsidies for this project.
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