French LNG containment specialist GTT has received three Approvals in Principle (AiPs) from classification society DNV for its latest developments in alternative fuels, two of which were developed with the support of Finnish ship designer Deltamarin. The approvals were presented to representatives o
Natural gas distribution company Shenzhen Gas Corporation has awarded LNG storage contractor TGE Gas Engineering with an EPC contract for the Shenzhen LNG Storage and Peak Shaving II expansion project in China. TGE will perform this project in a consortium with CIMC Enric Engineering Technology (CET
Italian maritime transportation group Fratelli Cosulich has started a collaboration with low and zero-emission fuels supplier Titan as it seeks to strengthen its position in the European LNG bunkering market. As part of this collaboration, on 6 June, Fratelli Cosulich signed a long-term time charter
South Korean commodity trading and mining company LX International has announced it will partner with POSCO International to build LNG storage tanks and facilities in Dangjin, Chungcheongnam-do, and enter the LNG terminal business to lease and operate the facilities. To this end, LX International, P
Lloyd’s Register (LR), Knutsen, HD Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) have teamed up for a joint development project (JDP) to study environmental impact across the entire life cycle of an LNG carrier. As part of JDP, the partners announced the
Bermuda-based bulk carrier company Himalaya Shipping has entered into time charter agreements for two vessels with an undisclosed ‘substantial and reputable’ counterparty. Under the agreement, the vessels will commence a 22 to 26 months time charter, plus an option exercisable by the counterparty fo
Japanese shipping heavyweight Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has revealed plans to build a dual-fuelled bulk carrier at Oshima Shipbuilding that will be intended for charter with Kansai Electric Power Co. The LNG dual-fuel bulker is intended to transport coal to KEPCO’s Maizuru Power Station from oversea
French LNG containment specialist GTT has received an order from its South Korean partner HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for the tank design of four new liquefied natural gas carriers (LNGCs). According to GTT, the order was made on behalf of an Asian shipowner. The LNG carriers will each offer a
LNT Marine, a technology and service provider within the maritime industry, and Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute (SDARI) have received Approval in Principle (AiP) from classification society ABS for the latest variant of their LNG containment system. The AiP was presented to SDA
Classification society DNV has awarded an approval in principle to Norwegian marine technology company Kongsberg Maritime for its future fuels-ready 2,000 TEU containership design.
Chevron has achieved the first gas production from the Gorgon stage two development off the northwest coast of Western Australia.
US-based Grand Isle LNG has announced plans to build an LNG export facility thirteen miles south of Grand Isle, Louisiana in Plaquemines Parish. According to Grand Isle LNG, the proposed LNG export facility promises to deliver a cleaner environment and competitively priced US LNG, as well as signifi
Natural gas is still forecasted to play a crucial role and act as a trump card while the world embraces the race to net-zero.
State-owned LNG giant QatarEnergy has celebrated the steel cutting of the first of its new generation of chartered LNG carriers to be built at a South Korean shipyard as part of its LNG fleet expansion project. On 3 June, QatarEnergy said it joined the shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries and JP Mor
