Study on the development of LNG bunkering facilities for the LNG-fuelled ships in the Safemed and Traceca beneficiary countries

European Maritime Safety Agency

The global shipping industry faces a challenge as new legislation in force since the beginning of 2015 is imposing significant limitations with regards to air emissions from ships. One of the ways to be compliant is to use alternative cleaner fuel such as LNG.
In this context, the EU is promoting the use of LNG in shipping as bunker fuel. A number of projects have been financed by the EU in this respect and, notably, with regard to northern Europe and eastern Mediterranean.
LNG as bunker fuel faces a number of challenges, namely the investment required in ship propulsion and fuel handling systems as well as in bunkering facilities. The uptake of LNG at a wider regional/global scale, already in place, needs sound safety foundations, with the identification of the main aspects contributing to safety, regulations and standards, hazard characterisation (HAZID), and risk assessment.
In the light of the above, EMSA would like to provide the relevant Safemed or Traceca beneficiary countries with a detailed description of its regulatory/standardisation context, and consequent identification of gaps (technological and/or regulatory) and, on the other hand, with port-specific risk analysis and assessment and, when they haven't been defined at national level, with the development of the relevant risk acceptance criteria. For these reasons, the Agency has decided to launch the present open call for tender.
The main objective of the contract is to provide Safemed and Traceca beneficiary countries with the necessary study on LNG bunkering infrastructures and/or small storage siting facilities in order to support the safe development of the LNG facilities of the relevant ports or port areas, thus promoting the development LNG bunkering in the region.
The study to be performed by the contractor shall address safety risk assessment issues regarding LNG bunkering of the gas-fuelled ships in the relevant ports of the Safemed and Traceca beneficiary countries both from a regulatory and technological perspective.

Prazo de entrega
O prazo para a recepção das propostas era 2015-10-19. O concurso foi publicado em 2015-08-28.

Fornecedores
Os seguintes fornecedores são mencionados nas decisões de adjudicação ou noutros documentos de contratação:

• • D'Appolonia
• • DNV GL Oil & Gas Belgium
• • SSPA Sweden AB

Quem?

• • European Maritime Safety Agency

O quê?

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