Greek Public Gas Corporation issues tender for LNG bunkering vessels
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Greek natural gas supply company Public Gas Corporation (DEPA) in late November issued a tender for the construction of two liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering vessels for Piraeus port and Limassol port under the European Union (EU) co-financed “BlueHUBS: LNG and CNG Supply Chains Upgrading Core TEN-T Ports in Eastern Mediterranean” project.
The request for proposal “Selection of a shipyard for the building of two bunkering vessels via two separate contracts with each one of the awarding authorities” has a deadline of 7 January 2020 for participates to respond; construction will start from 30 June 2020 and end by 31 December 2022.
The project aims to establish the fundamental supply chain for the distribution of LNG to users in the ports of Piraeus, Heraklion, Limassol and other EU Ports in East Mediterranean Sea.
It aims to build two LNG bunkering vessels (one for DEPA and one for NAVIGAS) of between 3,000 to 4,000 m3 capacity each to serve LNG fuelled vessels, as well as small scale mobile bunkering equipment (LCNG stations and tanker trucks), according to the document.
“The Vessels will be adequately equipped to perform Terminal-to-Ship, Ship-to-Ship, Ship-to-Shore and Ship-to-Truck and Truck-to-ship operations,” it states.
“Vessels are intended to establish the fundamental supply chain for the distribution of LNG to users in the ports of Piraeus, Heraklion and other EU Ports in East Mediterranean Sea.
“Design and construction of vessels to be able to meet this objective. At the same time Vessels shall be designed for worldwide service.”
LNG bunker cargoes will be loaded mainly from adjacent LNG terminals (Revithoussa LNG Import terminal in Greece and Vassilikos (FSRU) terminal in Cyprus) respectively, but they should be able to load LNG from any other LNG terminal with small scale LNG loading facilities.
The vessels will be creating a critical level of supply, enabling the market development in the East Mediterranean Sea and achieving the economic feasibility of the project especially in view of the entry into force of the new IMO and EU Sulphur Cap Regulations in 2020.
The full “Selection of a shipyard for the building of two bunkering vessels via two separate contracts with each one of the awarding authorities” document is available here.
Photo credit: Public Gas Corporation
Published: 19 December, 2019
