The station is located in Amsterdam in the western port area and follows closely after the official opening of Shell’s first two stations in the country in March and April 2015 in Rotterdam and Waalwijk. 

The new station has a capacity of 70,000 litres of LNG, enough to fuel around 200 trucks per day.Shell added that heavy-duty truck fleet owners are increasingly choosing LNG fuel over traditional diesel because it can be cost-competitive for trucks that cover long distances and is cleaner than diesel in terms of sulphur, particulates and nitrogen oxides. 

Lauran Wetemans, general manager downstream LNG, added, “We expect LNG will form a bigger part of the sustainable transport fuel mix in the future. Shell continues to work together with engine manufacturers, customers and policy makers to strengthen the business case for the use of LNG fuel in transport. As customer demand grows, we plan to open additional LNG sites in the Netherlands.” 

From 1 October 2015, Shell will have access to import and storage capacity in the Gas Access to Europe Terminal (Gate), enabling the company to supply its own LNG to customers in northwest Europe, including its new truck refuelling network in the Netherlands.