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PitPoint.LNG Set to Build First LNG Bunkering Station in Germany
Pitpoint B.V. (Pitpoint) today announced that PitPoint.LNG - a joint venture of PitPoint clean fuels and Primagaz Nederland B.V. - is set to build Germany’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering station in the harbour of Cologne.
The station is said to be intended to facilitate the bunkering of LNG-powered inland waterways vessels that sail on the Rhine.
"The construction of the bunkering station is a next step in PitPoint.LNG’s strategy to develop a European LNG infrastructure to facilitate the uptake of LNG as fuel for road and marine transport," explained Pitpoint.
"LNG powered vessels help ship owners and operators meet emission standards set for shipping without requiring additional exhaust after treatment systems."
The station, which is slated to begin operations in mid-2018, will bunker LNG for the inland dual-fuel barges that Shell Western LNG B.V. (Shell) has chartered, and for which Shell and PitPoint.LNG have signed a long-term agreement.
"We are very pleased to start with the realisation of this LNG bunkering station and to have Shell as a key launching customer," said Jan Willem Drijver, Managing Director at PitPoint.LNG.
"Enabling companies such as Shell to transport and deliver their goods in a cleaner and more environmental friendly way supports PitPoint’s mission to realise 100 percent clean transport in 2030."
