the world and around the Baltic Sea region
is gradually increasing. For the most part,
LNG fuel for ships is obtained from Qatar,
Nigeria and Algiers. It is being transported by large LNG tanker ships.
One – perhaps minor – problem for
LNG fuelled environmentally friendly vessels is that up to now, the decision to
construct a new LNG fuel terminal on the
south-western coast of Finland has not yet
been made.
The delay has been caused by the
fact that the European Union has not yet
publicised its funding scheme for the LNG
terminal project. EU’s decision will eventually determine where the fuel terminal
will eventually be built. In the preliminary
designs, Pansio in Turku has been designated as a probable site for the terminal.
Then again, Sweden already has a
coastal LNG fuel terminal, in Nynäshamn.
From there, the LNG fuel is transported by
trucks to the Port of Stockholm where M/S
’Viking Grace’ will routinely receive its replenishment of fuel from now on.
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