Two newbuild liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers built for exclusive use by Polish ORLEN Group are being prepared to enter service in early 2023. The two vessels ordered by PGNiG Supply & Trading, an ORLEN Group company specialising in LNG trading, were named “Lech Kaczyński” and “Grażyna Gęsicka”
Keppel Singmarine Pte Ltd shipyard in Singapore has handed over the second LNG trailing suction hopper dredger Vox Apolonia to Van Oord. After an intensive construction period, colleagues, partners and suppliers came together yesterday (December 13) to celebrate this memorable moment. The state-of-t
Fluxys LNG, a part of Belgian natural gas transmission operator Fluxys, has decided to provide additional LNG slots at the Zeebrugge LNG terminal. With an intention to ensure increased LNG supply into Europe, Fluxys will be offering 13 additional primary slots to unload, store and regasify LNG cargo
Dutch energy company VTTI has decided to explore the development of a floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility that will provide the Netherlands with additional storage and import capacity. As disclosed, the floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) facility will be connected to one of th
French LNG containment specialist GTT has received its first order for the tank design of two LNG carriers from its new partner, the Chinese shipyard Yangzijiang, on behalf of a European ship owner. The delivery of the vessels is scheduled between the fourth quarter of 2025 and the second quarter of
Finnish shipbuilder Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) has released the timelapse of its two-year-long construction of the new fast passenger ferry MyStar. The time-lapse video shows various stages of the construction process throughout different seasons as we get a behind-the-scenes peek into the cre
Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), is making progress in the construction of 13,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships ordered by French shipping major CMA CGM. On 9 December, the shipbuilder started construction of the fourth unit in a series
Chinese shipbuilder Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding hosted a naming ceremony for two LNG-powered bulkers built for Taiwanese bulk carrier company U-Ming Marine. The two Capesize bulkers ( 187,300 dwt and 210,000 cbm) were named Ubuntu Harmony and Ubuntu Equality during an online ceremony held simul
German shipbuilding group Meyer Werft has postponed the delivery of the LNG-fueled ship Carnival Jubilee, which is being built for the US-based Carnival Cruise Line. The cruise ship is under construction at Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany. Meyer has notified Carnival that due to supply chain logis
Gasunie, a European energy-infrastructure company, has been investigating options for LNG import expansion in the Netherlands. The investigation comes after consultation with the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate and is in accordance with the plans Minister Rob Jetten for Climate and Energy s
Norwegian energy giant Equinor has put into operation Askeladd natural gas development in the Barents Sea two years after the project was originally completed. Askeladd is a satellite field of the Snøhvit field and was developed as a subsea tie-in to the Snøhvit facility and Hammerfest LNG. Equinor
Icon of the Seas, which is being built at the Meyer Turku shipyard, was launched on Friday, December 9, 2022. Over the weekend, the ship will be moved to the outfitting dock, where its now fully assembled hull will receive final outfitting. The shipyard celebrated the float-out with a ceremonial can
ExxonMobil has hammered out its five-year corporate plan, ramping up its spending to $17 billion on GHG emission-reduction projects.
Finnish energy company Gasgrid has announced that Excelerate Energy’s floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) Exemplar will arrive at Fortum’s Inkoo port in Finland in the coming weeks to serve as an alternative to the country’s gas import. Exemplar departed Argentina in August, sailed to do
