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The EU co-finances with 322 thousand euros a project of the association of the ports of Alto Adriatico
the objective is the realization of a masterplan for the harbour infrastructure development for which liquified natural gas
October 7, 2014
In the within of the last ban pairs to 322 thousand euros) for the realization of a Masterplan for the harbour infrastructure development TRY the European Union have granted to the ports of the North Adriatic Ports Association (NAPA) a co-financing to 50% (for LNG (natural gas which liquified) and other solutions to low environmental impact.
Leader of the project, called Poseidon Med-Coast II, is Qatar Energy Europe, society of advising of the energetic field pertaining to a trust of the Quatar, that he has involved partner of Greece, Cyprus, Qatar and operators as Contship Italy and Grimaldi Group. To command the project for NAPA it will be the Harbour Authority of Venice, to which they will be co-financed 110 thousand euros, while to the other ports of the association - Trieste, Koper and Rijeka- will go 70 thousand euros everyone.
The association has explained that draft of the first project in the Adriatic and in the Mediterranean for storage and refueling of the liquified natural gas and the first European project that involves also extra Countries EU with the objective to find adequate solutions for the alternative fuel use online with the trends of the shipping world-wide and in relation to local infrastructures and the environmental characteristics.
The results will be introduced within December 2015 with a public conference with the objective to validate the results reached from all the stakeholder (comprised Serbia, Montenegro and Albania) and to release to the EU the Masterplan. The first encounter between all front man of project has held in these days to next Athens and the meeting to local level will hold by the end of this month.
The association NAPA has evidenced that the action confirmation the interest of the EU in supporting the future projects of development of the adriatic ports and contributes to the creation of international a strategic plan for the realization a model of development of harbour infrastructures in a position to receiving and upgrading the use of the LNG and the other energetic sources alternatives. The initiative, moreover, analyzes the possibility to use electric motors in the harbour areas and to produce investments for the electrification of the docks.
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In the within of the last ban pairs to 322 thousand euros) for the realization of a Masterplan for the harbour infrastructure development TRY the European Union have granted to the ports of the North Adriatic Ports Association (NAPA) a co-financing to 50% (for LNG (natural gas which liquified) and other solutions to low environmental impact.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
