Antwerp issues tender for LNG bunkering station

According to the port authority, by early 2016 it should be possible for barges to fill up with LNG at a permanent bunkering station at the Port of Antwerp.

The port authority has issued a European call for tenders in order to find a partner to design and build the bunkering station. It must also be possible for trucks to fill up with LNG at the station. In the meantime the Port Authority is also allowing for the possibility that a private company may take the necessary initiatives to permit LNG bunkering at a permanent station.

Truck-to-ship bunkering has already been possible in the port of Antwerp since 2012: a truck collects LNG at the LNG import terminal in Zeebrugge and takes it to Antwerp. The truck then parks on the quay from where the LNG can be delivered to the barge. By building a permanent bunkering station LNG will be available in the port at all times.