Greek Shipping and Island Policy ministry will put into public consultation a Presidential Decreee laying down the institutional framework for the supply of ships with Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) as fuel.
Under this Decree, all ships sailing through Greek territorial waters will be obliged to use environmentally-friendly fuels, starting January 1, 2020. The draft Presidential Decree currently provided for consultation has 12 articles.
Shipping and Island Policy Minister Panagiotis Kouroumblis noted that the responsible departments of the Ministry after a hard work that lasted three months resulted in a very modern institutional framework for the supply of ships with Liquefied Natural Gas. He said that Greece did not have such an institutional framework until now, but now the gap has to be filled.
The draft PD was given to all parties and stakeholders involved in the process, while the ministry remains open and available to all interested parties for proposals. The Greek ministry recommended that the interested parties should send their comments to the ministry until the end of August. The ministry’s goal is to complete the process of preparing the Presidential Decree in September. The Minister of Shipping has stated that all the critical factors for aeration and especially safety for the protection of human life are taken into account.
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