Dover is LNG ready

Hurtigruten’s MS Fridtjof Nansen visited the Port of Dover for the first time as the cruise company undertakes a project to completely rebuild existing ships to run on a combination of large battery packs, LNG and biogas (LBG) – produced from organic waste such as dead fish.

A Port of Dover spokesperson told GreenPort: “The Port of Dover has both, the infrastructure and approved procedures in place to facilitate LNG bunkering.”

The port, which does not have an LNG terminal, confirmed it does not have any LNG supply contracts in place currently, but its berths are suitable for bunkering activity.

It noted that shipping companies would be responsible for making decisions on working with specific suppliers/tanker companies. The port would then work together with relevant parties to get operational approval.

A Port of Dover spokesperson said: “In 2019, the port exhibited the most sustainable stand ever at Seatrade, the ‘ecobooth’, made entirely of waste plastic from the oceans. In 2017, we introduced the SEA award to encourage visiting cruise lines to undertake good waste management and segregation and since then, recycling of cruise ship waste has increased.”

The Port of Dover was the first port in Europe to be certified for its Environmental Management System (EMS) through EcoPorts’ Port Environmental Review System (PERS) in 2002. EcoPorts operates under the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO).

Fridtjof Nansen’s visit comes ahead of Hurtigruten launching a winter sailings service from the Port of Dover next year.