Europe's First Shore-to-Ship LNG Bunkering Station Gets the Go-ahead

by Ship & Bunker News Team
Friday November 2, 2018

Europe is set to get its first shore-to-ship liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering station following the announcement fromĀ PitPoint.LNG that it has now received the official permit for the construction of the facility.

Originally announced in June last year, the facility will be built in the Port of Cologne, Germany, and located at Am Molenkopf 1, it will bunker LNG-powered inland waterways vessels that sail on theĀ Rhine.

PitPoint.LNG says receipt of the permit means the facility will now definitely go ahead and be ready for operation in Q2, 2019.

The firm has previously said it wants develop a European-wide LNG infrastructure to facilitate the uptake of LNG as fuel for both road and marine transport.