IAPH presents guidelines for LNG-powered vessels during port calls
Published by Will Owen,
Editor
LNG Industry,
The International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) has presented guidelines for the safe handling of LNG-powered vessels at port terminals.
These guidelines not only describe the required procedures and operational actions; they also set out how to maintain safety during the ship-to-ship bunkering of LNG-powered vessels.
The new guidelines are in line with IAPH’s policy of equipping port authorities with the necessary instruments to safely organise bunkering in their ports, which receive a growing number of calls from LNG-powered new build vessels and ships that have been converted to LNG. The guidelines come out of the efforts of the IAPH Clean Marine Fuels (CMF) working group, which includes representatives of 13 IAPH member ports including Amsterdam, Antwerp, and Rotterdam. The working group has translated the concepts of system safety, allocation of space and operational safety into practical instruments.
The guidelines are already in place in the port of Rotterdam, where they have been incorporated in a framework that guarantees safety during LNG bunkering in the port area.
Read the article online at: https://www.lngindustry.com/liquid-natural-gas/29092020/iaph-presents-guidelines-for-lng-powered-vessels-during-port-calls/
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