(English) Brittany Ferries LNG-Powered Newbuild Receives EIB Support Under Green Shipping Initiative

[:es] The European Investment Bank (EIB), Societe Generale, and Brittany Ferries today announced that the liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered newbuild Honfleur will be the first recipient of EIB’s financial support under the €750 million ($879.88 million) Green Shipping Guarantee (GSG) programme. Societe Generale acted as the main arranger of the €142.6 million ($167.29 million) financing for the acquisition of the Brittany Ferries-comissioned Honfleur ferry, including a tranche of €49.5…

(English) Germany takes next step in promoting LNG as maritime fuel

[:es]Germany has taken another step forward in promoting the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel. The country’s Federal Ministry for Transport and Digital Infrastructure announced earlier this year a new stimulus programme under which Germany would subsidize the conversion and newbuild construction of ocean-going vessels to LNG as fuel. The ministry issued a…