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The Danish Maritime Authority has published a report on the feasibility of developing an LNG bunkering infrastructure in North Europe.

Entitled: 'North European LNG Infrastructure Project: A feasibility study for an LNG filling station infrastructure and test of recommendations', the 242-page report makes recommendations for the best way to establish an infrastructure facilitating the use of LNG as a fuel for ships.

The report’s recommendations concentrate on five main areas:

* Bunkering of ships with LNG
* Economic and financial conditions
* Safety
* Technical and operational conditions
* Permits for an infrastructure ashore

New regulations make natural gas competitive

The background for the project is the fact that, as of 2015, only fuel oil with a maximum sulphur content of 0.1 per cent will be permitted in the English Channel, the North Sea and the Baltic.

This limitation creates the possibility of making it economically profitable to use LNG, which is at the same time more environmentally-friendly.

The analysis carried out in the project outlines that LNG is a competitive alternative to the use of low sulphur fuels. However, LNG bunkering also requires an effective infrastructure where LNG is distributed through a network of ships and lorries to local terminals or directly to ships using LNG as fuel.

A link to both the full report and summary report have been included below:

Full Report (242 pages)

Summary Report (64 pages)