The Greek public gas company DEPA and Attica Group, owner of Superfast Ferries and Blue Star Ferries, on Thursday signed an agreement for the use of liquified natural gas (LNG) by the group’s passenger ships and ferries.
The two companies said they will jointly examine the parameters and requirements for the use of LNG in the Attica Group fleet and then decide the next steps on the basis of their conclusions.
DEPA and Attica Group both participate in the European programme Poseidon Med II, which seeks to establish LNG as the main fuel of the shipping industry and develop an adequate LNG refuelling network for ships. DEPA is coordinator of the five-year project, which ends in 2020 and includes Greece, Italy and Cyprus.
The switch to LNG will help improve the shipping industry’s environmental impact, helping it meet International Maritime Organisation (IMO) standards for a 0.5 pct sulphur content of shipping fuels from 2020, while significantly reducing the shipping sector’s operating costs and reducing its overall gas emissions footprint.
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