LNG Masterplan E-Newsletter Issue no. 1, March 2014

The LNG Masterplan, with its ambitious

goal of creating a LNG artery for

Europe, delivers first results.

The LNG Masterplan con-sortium, through its 33 EU-funded partners and one associated partner is deliv-ering tangible results – starting with training courses for the crew per-

sonnel on vessels propelled by LNG in 2013 and continuing in 2014 with first ves-sel pilot deployments being ready mid-2014.

2013 in a nutshell

2013 has been the year of forming the

consortium, preparing the project proposal

in the TEN-T Call for proposals as well as

the year of active preparatory works for

pilot deployments.

The project kick-off meeting in Rotterdam

(November 2013) represented an im-

portant moment for the entire consortium,

bringing together in the congress rooms of

the RDM Campus project partners, mem-

bers of the Industry Reference Group and

representatives of the authorities and Eu-

ropean Commission - Hans van der Werf

(CCNR), Cesare Bernabei (DG Move), as

well as the Deputy Mayor of Rotterdam.

In terms of communication, in 2013 aware-

ness has been created by the consorti-

um’s participation in numerous external

conferences and forums. Among those,

we would like to mention TEN-T Days

2013 in Tallinn, Danube Axis – Port Cities

and Danube Region Devel-

opment Conference in Bra-

tislava, the European Strat-

egy for the Danube Region

Forum in Bucharest, Small

Scale LNG Forum in

Rotterdam, ECO Design

Conference in Korea. The internal events

organised in 2013, such as the High Level

LNG Seminar in Constanta, the Preparato-

ry Meetings in Vienna (Danube region) or

in Mannheim (Rhine region) and various

expert meetings gave partners the chance

to get to know each other, exchange valu-

able know-how and, by means of the inter-

active workshops, form the starting basis

for their upcoming activities.

Planned activities for 2014

In 2014 the project will deliver not only the

first results in terms of vessel pilot deploy-

ments, but also results focusing on the

improvement of framework conditions and

assessment of supply markets and market

opportunities for the implementation of

LNG as fuel and cargo on the Rhine-Main-

Danube axis. Curricula and lesson materi-

als for various staff categories will be

developed and trainings will be executed.

In 2014, the LNG Masterplan consortium

plans various dissemination events to

bring together project partners, members

of Industry Reference and Advisory Group

as well as representatives of authorities.

Creating a new sustainable supply chain

for LNG requires joint effort from the

side of the project partners, industry

LNG Masterplan - Together for a Green European

Inland Navigation Sector

CCNR Regulatory Work to

accommodate LNG Powered

Vessels p. 2

The importance of LNG for Port of Switzerland p. 2

First LNG Vessel Deployments p. 3

Managing Stakeholders via IRG and AG p. 3

Keeping LNG’s Safety Rec-

ords High through Education &

Training p. 4

The new TEN-T Guidelines & CEF offer funding opportuni-ties for LNG p. 4

Manfred Seitz - LNG Masterplan Coordinator Pro Danube Management GmbH

Nico van Dooren - Coordinator Rhine Scenario Port of Rotterdam

March 2014 / Issue no. 1

Manfred Seitz

Nico van Dooren

Inside this issue

and authorities to be able to face all

challenges which are brought on a

daily basis to the LNG Masterplan

consortium.

In this newsletter you will see the

strong commitment of our consortium

and the good progress of our work.

LNG Masterplan E-Newsletter Issue no. 1, March 2014

2

The Central Commission for the Naviga-

tion on the Rhine (CCNR) is rapidly pro-

gressing with its regulatory work on LNG

powered inland navigation vessels.

It is the goal of the CCNR that by the end of

2014, all its regulations accommodate LNG

powered vessels.

To achieve this goal, the following products

are foreseen: amendments to Rhine Vessel

Inspection Regulations (RVIR), amend-

ments to Rhine Police Regulations (RPR),

amendments to Regulations for Rhine Navi-

gation Personnel (RPN), impact assess-

ment (one assessment for all amendments),

resolution (one resolution for all amend-

ments). Most likely the amendments to

Rhine Vessel Inspection Regulations will be

also incorporated in Annex II of Directive

2006/87/EC on the technical requirements

for inland waterway vessels. Until then, in

order to gain experience as well as to stimu-

late the uptake on LNG, the CCNR contin-

ues to issue individual, time limited permits

for vessels using LNG as fuel.

The envisaged timetable is summarized in

the table below.

CCNR Regulatory Work to accommodate LNG Powered Vessels

Dieter Saha - Head of Projects, Shipping and Port Operations Department, Port of Switzerland http://portof.ch/

Gernot Pauli - Chief Engineer, CCNR www.ccr-zkr.org/

Timeline Technical requirements for LNG powered vessels

(Amendments to RVIR)

Requirements concerning operation of LNG powered vessels and traffic rules

(Amendments to RPR)

Requirements concerning personnel of LNG powered vessles

(Amendments to RPN)

2014 January 1st reading amendments (complete prpoposal) by Working Group

February 1st reading amendments (complete prpoposal) by Working Group

1st discussion of amendments (incomplete propodal) by Working Group

March Information of Committee, guidance for Working Group

April Information of Committee, guidance for Working Group

Information of Committee, guidance for Working Group

May 2nd reading amendments

June 1st reading amendments (complete prpoposal) by Working Group

2014 September 3rd reading (if needed) by Working Group; 2nd reading impact assessment; 2nd reading draft resolution

Reading amendments (complete proposal) by Working Group; reading impact assessment (as far as RPR is concerned);

3rd reading amendments (if needed) by Working Group; reading impact assessment (as far as RPN is concerned); reading draft resolution (as far as RPN is concerned)

October Approval of amendments, impact assessment and draft resolution by Committees

December CCNR resolution (formal adoption)

2015 December Coming into force of amendments

The importance of LNG for Port of Switzerland

Inland waterway vessels transport every

year around 7 million tonnes of cargo

and more than 100.000 TEU to and from

the Port of Switzerland.

Import goods have the biggest share, inland

vessels transporting around 12% of all im-

ports in Switzerland.

The Rhine is the only Swiss access to the

world’s oceans, making the Basel region an

important logistics hub for the whole coun-

try, as 40% of the Swiss foreign trade is

handled through this region.

The LNG Masterplan project has a great

economic importance for the introduction of

LNG in the inland navigation sector and for

the establishment of a stable transport route

for distributing LNG in high quantities to the

hinterland, strengthening the innovative

capacity of Basel and contributing to its

competitiveness. Port of Switzerland’s par-

ticipation in the TEN-T LNG Masterplan

project aims to enable the technical and

legal requirements needed for safe

transport of LNG via the inland waterways

to supply Switzerland.

Natural gas is a primary energy form,

whose availability in Switzerland plays an

important role in meeting the energy de-

mand on the fuel market and in forming the

basis for a decentralized power generation.

LNG imports in Switzerland enable a long-

term security in terms of energy needs in

many industrial sectors and households and

are the beginning of constituting a value

chain of national importance. The develop-

ment of a reliable and secure transport

chain for the LNG supply to Switzerland is

an important component for the compilation

of the national energy mix, contributing to

Switzerland’s long-term independence from

the oil markets.

Risk assessment made by the Commission

for the evaluation of risk assessments

(Kommission zur Beurteilung der Risikoer-

mittlungen) of the Canton Basel-Stadt and

Basel-Landschaft will be done within the

LNG Masterplan in cooperation with the

Federal Administration and local companies

(gas and retail), Port of Switzerland acting

as intermediary. The LNG Masterplan pro-

ject will contribute to the enhancement of

international attractiveness and competitive-

ness of the Upper Rhine region.

LNG Masterplan E-Newsletter Issue no. 1, March 2014

3

The first two pilot deployments are ex-

pected to be ready by the end of 2014,

namely, the LNG propelled chemical

tanker of Chemgas Barging S.a.r.l and

the LNG powered container vessel of

DCL Barge B.V.

Chemgas Barging S.a.r.l. decided to use a

dual fuel engine concept for its LNG pro-

pelled conventional type G tanker to ensure

smooth operations and to maintain a certain

independency of LNG fuel, which, at this

moment, is not yet readily available along

the inland waterways. For internal power

supply, two gas generators are in place to

meet future emission requirements. Further,

Chemgas Barging decided to place the LNG

bunker tank in a separate compartment

within the cargo area under deck in order to

increase safety.

Together with various suppliers, TNO and

Bureau Veritas, Chemgas Barging per-

formed a HAZID Study and presented the

outcome to the ADN Safety Committee and

to the CCNR. In November, Chemgas Barg-

ing obtained a special permit to construct

and operate this particular vessel concept in

Europe. In the meantime, the ADN Safety

Committee verbally approved the use of

LNG for propulsion and will adapt the ADN

regulations accordingly, early 2015. Chem-

gas Barging ordered six cargo tanks for

delivery in January 2014 and placed an

order for a dual fuel Wärtsilä engine. The

engine has already been produced and its

successful factory test took place in Decem-

ber 2013. This engine reduces NOx and

CO2 emissions considerable when LNG is

used as fuel. The construction of the hull

started in October/November 2013 and all

works are carried out within the agreed time

schedule. During the last week of January,

all cargo tanks have been successfully lifted

into the hull.

Chemgas Barging is dedicated to finish this

ambitious project in time. The delivery of the

vessel is expected in July 2014, being fol-

lowed by the commissioning process.

DCL Barge, part of Danser Group, a com-

pany specialized in inland container ship-

ping on the Rhine and in the entire Benelux

area started the conceptual design of its

retrofit LNG container barge, the KV Eiger

Nordwand, in the last quarter of 2012. At

the end of 2013, the conceptual design was

finalized and a HAZID study was executed.

The design and results of the HAZID have

been presented at the CCNR in September

2013. In parallel, the project was presented

to the AND Safety Committee in Geneva in

August 2013. The ADN approval is the last

formal step which needs to be taken to start

the actual works. Afterwards, the retrofit can

be completed in around 8 to 10 weeks. At

this moment, the LNG propelled container

vessel is expected to be operational mid-

2014.

First LNG Vessel Deployments

Recruiting and involving stakeholders is

another important goal of the LNG Mas-

terplan.

Offering the LNG Masterplan high visibility

and establishing an appropriate collabora-

tion platform for organisations with strong

interest in the LNG Masterplan have been

the rationale for the creation of the Industry

Reference Group (IRG) and Advisory Group

(AG).

These two platforms are meant to broaden

the expertise and give members the chance

to get involved as project partners in follow-

up projects. Close contact to the members

of the IRG and AG is very important for the

LNG Masterplan. The members are invited

to take part in Consortium meetings and to

contribute with their expertise to project

activities. Members are given access to the

latest dissemination materials published by

the LNG Masterplan consortium and are

informed about the most recent news

through newsletters and the ‘News’ section

of the LNG website.

Organisations interested to become a mem-

ber of the IRG or AG can contact us on

info@LNGmasterplan.eu

Managing Stakeholders via IRG & AG

Koos Vlastuin - Controller, Chemgas Barging S.a.r.l.

Karin Jansen - Consultant, Port of Rotterdam

© Chemgas Barging S.a.r.l.

© Chemgas Barging S.a.r.l.

Lucia Karpatyova - Project Manager LNG Masterplan Pro Danube Management GmbH

Upcoming Events

LNG&CNG for Transport

Forum 2014, London 09-10.04.2014

LNG Consortium Meeting,

Galati 26-28.05.2014

33 PIANC World Congress,

San Francisco 01-05.06.2014

Österreichischer Tag der

Logistik, Linz 25-26.06.2014

EUSDR Annual Forum 2014,

Vienna 26-27.06.2014

© DCL Barge B.V.

LNG Masterplan E-Newsletter Issue no. 1, March 2014

4

In 2013 the European Union adopted new

Guidelines for the Trans-European

Transport Networks (TEN-T) and an ac-

companying financial instrument, the

Connecting Europe Facility (CEF).

The TEN-T Guidelines establish nine multi-modal core network corridors, where infra-structure projects are to be implemented as a priority until 2030 as well as a comprehen-sive network with timeline 2050. On 12 March the EC appointed the new corridor coordinators which shall support the EC in coordinating the priority transport projects. For the Rhine-Main-Danube axis and LNG, the relevant coordinators are: Karla Peijs (Rhine–Danube corridor), Ana de Palacio (Rhine–Alpine corridor) and MEP Brian

Simpson (Motorways of the Sea). CEF will make available for transport infrastructure €26 billion: €14 945 million for all 28 MS, €11 305 million for the MS eligible to the Cohesion Funds. The first call of CEF is expected to start in September 2014 and most likely will again provide excellent EU funding opportunities for LNG projects.

For the “TEN-T Guidelines” see: Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013, for the CEF Regulation see: Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013. For further information on budgets and instruments we suggest: http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regdoc/rep/1/2013/EN/1-2013-940-EN-F1-1.Pdf.

The new TEN-T Guidelines & CEF offer funding opportunities for LNG

First tangible results of the work carried

out in the activity dealing with Education

and Training requirements for LNG as

fuel and cargo on inland waterways have

been achieved in 2013.

In the Netherlands, the first course for crew

working on board of inland vessels using

LNG as a fuel has been developed and

executed by STC Group. In the first half of

2014, this course will form the input for Eu-

ropean curricula from which lesson materi-

als in various countries will be derived.

Contributing beneficiaries

Educational institutions involved in the

activities are STC Group from the

Netherlands, CERONAV and University of

Craiova from Romania, Development

Centre for Ship Technology and Transport

Systems from Germany and FH

Oberösterreich from Austria, each focusing

on different aspects of education and

training.

With their expertise, they cover the needs

for education and training of various staff

categories from crew, to bunkering and

terminal personnel, not forgetting inspectors

from competent authorities, other

management staff in companies dealing

with LNG, or logistics students.

Further steps in 2014

The involved partners continue to elaborate

requirements for training and education of

both on-shore (bunkering and terminal

personnel) and on-board personnel

(working on vessels propelled by LNG and

transporting LNG as cargo). The meetings

to identify necessary steps were held in

Vienna in previous months. Next step is to

determine the competencies needed for

bunkering personnel, followed by terminal

personnel. This will be done by means of a

dedicated questionnaire, identifying exist-

ing, demanded or needed competencies

and shared with all relevant stakeholders on

European level. Until mid-2014 the curricula

and lesson materials for both staff catego-

ries shall be elaborated, with first trainings

taking place before the end of 2014.

When appropriate, practical training tools, in

particular blended learning modules and

pilot simulators will be developed in order to

facilitate the learning process.

Keeping LNG’s Safety Records High through Education & Training

Manfred Seitz - LNG Masterplan Coordinator Pro Danube Management GmbH

© Pro Danube Management GmbH

© Pro Danube Management GmbH

Jaap Gebraad - Project Manager, Bureau Innova-tion, Research & Development, STC Group

Florentina Petre - Communication Officer, CERONAV

Project Coordinator

Pro Danube Management GmbH

Handelskai 265, A-1020, Vienna, Austria

Contact person: Manfred Seitz

seitz@prodanube.eu

+43 (0)1 890 66 47 22

info@LNGmasterplan.eu

www.lngmasterplan.eu

Rhine Scenario Coordinator

Port of Rotterdam

Wilhelminakade 909, 3072 AP Rotterdam,

Netherlands

Contact person: Nico van Dooren

nja.dooren@portofrotterdam.com

+31 (0)10 252 49 64

www.portofrotterdam.com

Imprint

Published by: LNG Masterplan Consortium

Responsible for content: Manfred Seitz

Contributors: Manfred Seitz, Nico van Dooren,

Lucia Karpatyova, Ruxandra Florescu, Karin

Jansen, Dominique Goedegebuure, Gernot

Pauli, Dieter Saha, Jaap Gebraad, Koos

Vlastuin, Florentina Petre.

Pictures: Port of Rotterdam, Pro Danube Man-

agement GmbH, Chemgas Barging S.a.r.l

Design: Kios s.r.o., www.kios.sk/

Disclaimer

The sole responsibility of this publication lies with

the author. The European Union is not responsi-

ble for any use that may be made of the infor-

mation contained therein.