据世界天然气7月19日报道，随着新型集装箱船的到来，里加港已经开始为lng动力集装箱船提供定期的港口服务。
CMA CGM集团旗下的两艘全液化天然气动力集装箱船Polar和Nord将每周抵达里加港三次，第三艘液化天然气船将于今年秋季加入。
该港口表示，这是朝着成为绿色港口和减少运营对环境影响的目标迈出的一步。
由于新的LNG船是定期停靠里加港的最大集装箱船之一，预计集装箱货运量也将增加。
拉脱维亚和爱沙尼亚集装箱船经理表示：“欧洲一些市场客户的货物已经由液化天然气动力船交付。在不久的将来，我们还计划在拉脱维亚引进液化天然气船队，减少对环境的影响，向100%的绿色物流转变。此外，抵达里加港的新液化天然气船吨位更大，使我们能够为客户提供更好的服务，并使拉脱维亚出口商能够更好地规划他们通往英国、比荷卢三国、爱尔兰、意大利、西班牙和葡萄牙的供应链和货运量。”
王佳晶 摘译自 世界天然气
原文如下：
Port of Riga begins servicing LNG-powered container vessels
The Port of Riga has started regular port services to LNG-powered container vessels following the arrival of the new Containerships Polar containership.
The first two fully LNG-powered vessels Containerships Polar and Containerships Nord, owned by the CMA CGM Group, will arrive at the Port of Riga three times per week with a third LNG vessel set to join in autumn.
According to the port, this is a step towards its goal of becoming a green port and reducing the environmental impact of its operations.
As the new LNG vessels are Kristaps Jakovļevs, the manager of Containerships in Latvia and Estonia, said: “Some European markets shipments of Containerships customers are already delivered by LNG powered vehicles. In the nearest future, we also plan to introduce an LNG car fleet in Latvia, reducing the environmental impact and shifting towards 100% green logistics.
“Moreover, the new LNG vessels that arrive at the Port of Riga have a larger tonnage allowing us to offer better services to our customers and allowing Latvian exporters to better plan their supply chains and cargo volumes to the UK, Benelux countries, Ireland, Italy, Spain, and Portugal.