The Norwegian Höegh Evi, which has a fleet of FSRU floating regasification terminals, has signed an agreement with the French Mediterranean port of Port-La Nouvelle to build at the port a floating terminal for the import of hydrogen from production sites in the Middle East, in the North Africa or America. The project provides for the import of up to 210 thousand tons of hydrogen per year starting from 2030.

The aim of the agreement is to import large volumes of "Thanks to its strategic position and its important maritime infrastructure - underlined the President and Managing Director of Höegh Evi, Erik Nyheim, Port-La Nouvelle is ideally located to become a Key input for imports of hydrogen and products energy with a low carbon footprint". "In recent years years - added Hans Kerstens, CEO of SEMOP Port-La Nouvelle - the port of Port-La Nouvelle has built significant investments to expand and become the port of the future. Our goal is to become a catalyst energy transition to green energy. The ambition of the port of Port-La Nouvelle is to develop into new sectors, in particular in those of renewable energy and above all of hydrogen".