Belgium’s tanker shipping company Euronav has held a naming ceremony for two very large crude carriers (VLCCs) being built at South Korean shipyard Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI).
Himalaya Shipping’s new bulk carrier powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG), Mount Norefjell, has successfully completed its sea trials.
South Korean shipbuilding major Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) is off to a strong start to the year revealing a third shipbuilding deal this week. The company said in a stock exchange filing that it had won a contract for the construction of two very large gas carriers (VLGCs). The
Oil and gas giant Shell has officially restarted LNG cargo operations at its Prelude Floating Liquified Natural Gas (FLNG) facility following almost a month of suspension. The company shut down the production at the FLNG facility offshore Australia after a fire broke out in December 2022. At the tim
A colossal containership has hit the waters at Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) yard in Geoje, South Korea. The 23,660 TEU vessel goes under the name Baltic Express and it is being built for the German liner shipping major Hapag-Lloyd. Berlin Express is an LNG dual-fuel containershi
Italy’s energy infrastructure operator Snam has revealed its plans to invest a total of €10 billion ($10.8 billion) by 2026 in strengthening its transport, storage and LNG business to contribute to the country’s energy security. The investment is part of Snam’s 2022-2026 Strategy Plan, which was app
Norwegian shipowner Höegh LNG has signed its second binding time charter contract with the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) for the floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU). Under the 10-year contract, FSRU Höegh Gannet will be allocated to the new liquef
US energy company NextDecade has entered into a sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with Japanese general trading company ITOCHU Corporation for the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its Rio Grande LNG export project in Brownsville, Texas. Under the agreement, ITOCHU will purchase 1.0 million
UK-based cleantech company Silverstream Technologies has signed an agreement with Jiangnan Shipyard Group to supply its air lubrication technology on the newbuild LNG carrier program being constructed for ADNOC Logistics & Services (L&S).
In the Framework of Class Survey, Lloyd’s Register, a provider of classification and compliance services to the marine and offshore industries, has granted Approval in Principle (AiP) to the French LNG containment specialist GTT for the use of an innovative digital solution for sloshing activity ass
Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding has selected TMC Compressors to deliver the marine compressed air system to seven LNG carriers the shipbuilder is constructing for Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL).
South Korean shipbuilding major Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) has secured an order for two liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers.
As part of the ambition to ensure the security of gas supply in Germany and Europe, Germany’s Securing Energy for Europe (SEFE), former Gazprom Germania GmbH, has signed an agreement with Hanseatic Energy Hub (HEH) terminal for regasification capacity in Stade, Germany. Starting in 2027, the company
Ports around the world are ramping up their efforts to develop LNG bunkering infrastructure as demand for LNG-fuelled ships hits new highs. Over the past year, 44 global ports have joined the club of global ports able to provide LNG bunkering. Namely, according to the data from Clarksons, in January
