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Tallinn to Start LNG Bunkering Study
The Port of Tallinn says it has chosen Pöyry Management Consulting Oy of Finland to study the feasibility and economics of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering project at the Estonian port.
Natalja Baidina, business manager of the port, said the study will evaluate the market potential of LNG bunkering in the Baltic region, given new emissions control regulations that may make LNG bunkers more attractive for ships on the Baltic Sea.
"The requirements that are considerably more stringent than the current ones are best satisfied by using liquefied natural gas as fuel for vessels, which in turn requires provision of bunkering through an LNG terminal" she said.
The study, which is being co-financed through the European Union's TEN-T program, is scheduled to be completed in April.
Beginning in 2015, ships sailing in Emissions Control Areas (ECAs), including the Baltic Sea and North Sea must use fuel with a sulfur content of less than 0.10 percent.
In November, Finish gas grid company Gasum announced that it plans to build three LNG bunker sites aimed at ships sailing on the Baltic Sea.
