LNG bunkering on the Suez Canal: potential role of Egypt in the global marine-fuel transition

By Irina Mironova for Cedigaz

The absence of a consistent Suez-area facility limits operational flexibility and is one of the structural gaps in the global LNG bunkering map. Egypt’s latest plan for an LNG liquefaction and bunkering facility in Port Said revives an earlier ambition to build a marine-fuel hub at the Suez Canal – this time positioned within a more mature LNG bunkering market but remains subject to the same operational and geopolitical uncertainties that likely prevented earlier proposals from advancing.