The Action, is co-financed by the European Union, was selected at the first call of the Connecting Europe Facility program. The Action involves preparation of engineering studies and plans, as well as construction drawings of 4 LNG retrofitted prototype vessels, and 7 LNG bunkering stations at core ports (5 prototype stations in Koper, Genova, La Spezia, Livorno, Venezia, and 2 fully operational LNG break-bulking stations in Nantes-St Nazaire, and FosMarseille). The Action is coordinated by Fundacion Valenciaport. The Action will be implemented from the 1st of May 2015 till the 30th of September 2019.