The MOU will be in force for three years.
Some key areas of cooperation include harmonising the procedures of LNG bunkering and exchanging information on matters related to LNG as a shipping fuel such as LNG infrastructure, communication to stakeholders and accreditation of bunkering operators.
Further areas of cooperation include identifying common areas of interests to establish joint research and development programmes, and exchanging information pertaining to bunkering procedures and regulatory framework.
“Over the last two years, MPA has collaborated with industry partners to study the feasibility of introducing LNG bunkering in Singapore and to develop the procedures and technical specifications for LNG bunkering operations,” said Lam Yi Young, chief executive of MPA.
Eddy Bruyninckx, ceo of Antwerp Port Authority, said: “The Port of Antwerp wishes to encourage as well as facilitate the use of LNG as a shipping fuel. That is why we have been working on developing bunkering procedures for quite some time and recently also took the first steps towards the development of an LNG bunkering ship.”
Joachim Coens, ceo of Port of Zeebrugge, said the port is developing facilities for loading LNG trucks as well as preparing the construction of a bunkering barge. The expansion of its natural gas terminal with a new jetty for loading and unloading will make its natural gas hub more competitive as of 2015, Coens said.
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