Modalities for the provisioning of LNG as shipping fuel in Flemish Ports

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Modaliteiten voor het aanbieden van LNG als scheepsbrandstof in Vlaamse havens
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2.2.1.3 Port of Antwerp
The ‘Gemeentelijke havenpolitieverordening’ of the port of Antwerp contains an extensive list
of specific rules for vessels carrying dangerous goods. The requirements relate to dangerous
substances as cargo and not to dangerous substances as fuel.
Chapter 5 contains rules concerning hazardous cargo (as defined by IMDG, IMO, IGC, IBC)
and activities that can be potentially dangerous. Apart from stating that dangerous goods can
be handled only when following all regulatory and general requirements, some specific rules
are mentioned in this chapter, such as that
no maintenance or repair work is allowed on board of a tanker vessel during its stay in
the port unless certificate of safe conditions,
for bunker vessels mooring is only possible at the designated petroleum docks unless
permission of harbor master,
no visits are allowed on a vessel during loading/unloading,
no handling of packed goods in the same time as the loading/unloading of bulk cargo,
the prohibition of direct ship to ship transfer of the dangerous goods unless explicit
permission and conditions,
the obligation of use of tugboats for transferring the tanker to the dock,
the routing that has to be followed.
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Furthermore, tankers carrying dangerous goods have to supply specific information
concerning their freight before entering locks, such as the type and amount of the dangerous
good. Article 85 of this regulation contains a specific rule for tankers holding liquid fuels to
supply other vessels, stating that these vessels are only allowed into the docks when they have
permission in advance.
Chapter 5 sections D & E contain specific regulations for the Marshall dock and other docks
where hazardous liquids or gases are stored or treated, or where vessels are de-gassed and
cleaned. In these designated areas other vessels are prohibited, unless specific permission and
the compliance to strict rules (no mooring next to the vessels containing the hazardous cargo,
keeping a distance of at least 25m, no fire or open light or activities that can cause sparks).
2.2.2 Port by-laws (codices for the handling of dangerous goods)
2.2.2.1 Port of Zeebrugge
In the by-law for handling dangerous goods (Codex voor de behandeling van gevaarlijke
goederen) from the Port of Zeebrugge, the following topics are of interest:
Chap IV: the notification of Dangerous Goods needs to be performed twice, at arrival and
when leaving the port via Internal Forwarding and Transport Dangerous Goods Notificationdocument.
Section VII mentions special provisions for dealing with methane (Bijzondere voorschriften
voor het behandelen van methaan) (IMO 2.1 UN 1972) and is more specifically applicable to
DNV Reg. No.: 13YB7C6-3
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