The 161,870-cbm Maran Gas Apollonia, chartered by the Hague-based LNG giant Shell, is the first LNG tanker to transit the newly expanded Panama Canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. As previously reported by LNG World News, the Greek-flagged LNG tanker was scheduled to transit through th
The national amalgamated transport workers’ union in Colombia, SNTT, which represents dockers and other workers, signed a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with APM/TCBUEN container terminal at Buenaventura port on July 15, according to International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF). The agre
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up installation vessel Brave Tern has reached a halfway point in its journey to deliver five GE Renewable Energy’s Haliade 150-6MW nacelles from Saint Nazaire, France, to the site of the first ever US offshore wind farm – the 30MW Block Island. The update on the journe
Golar LNG, one of the world’s largest owners and operators of LNG carriers, and oilfield services giant Schlumberger on Monday created OneLNG, a joint venture aiming to “rapidly develop low-cost gas reserves” to LNG.
Korea Midland Power (KOMIPO), the South Korean power utility said it has recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for Jeju LNG combined cycle power plant (CCPP) located in Jeju City. When completed in June 2018, the 240MW LNG power plant will supply about 20% of the total power demand in the Jeju reg
Certainty is a scarce good in a continuously changing world. The speed with which new developments arise, seems to imply that knowledge is rapidly built from scratch. We seem to forget that it takes decades to build a sustainable industry. The long history and diversity of the maritime industry cont
DONG Energy has shared a photo showing one of the 32 foundations for the 258MW Burbo Bank Extension wind farm being being installed by Van Oord’s heavy lift vessel Svanen in the waters of Liverpool Bay. Svanen completed the foundations installation work last week, and the installation of the wind fa
DONG Energy has shared a photo showing one of the 32 foundations for the 258MW Burbo Bank Extension wind farm being being installed by Van Oord’s heavy lift vessel Svanen in the waters of Liverpool Bay. Svanen completed the foundations installation work last week, and the installation of the wind fa
Singapore’s offshore rig builder Keppel has refuted bribery allegations in connection with an ongoing corruption investigation against oil company Petrobras in Brazil. In a filing to Singapore exchange (SGX) on Sunday, Keppel denied the company’s involvement in a massive corruption scandal involving
Piracy and armed robbery at sea have fallen to their lowest levels since 1995, despite a surge in kidnappings off West Africa, according to a report from the International Chamber of Commerce’s International Maritime Bureau (IMB). IMB’s global piracy report shows 98 incidents in the first half of 20
India’s utility GAIL is reportedly looking to renegotiate its 20-year gas purchase agreement with Gazprom of Russia due to low spot prices and weak local demand.
Pirates have attacked a cable laying vessel during operations in the Red Sea on Friday, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) informed. Sixteen pirates in two skiffs armed with AK47 and an RPG reportedly approached and fired upon a cable laying vessel. The master of the vessel activated ship secur
Oil major Royal Dutch Shell is implementing structural changes and reducing its workforce in the deep water Gulf of Mexico offshore organization. Specifically, Shell said that the new organization will require approximately 25% fewer offshore employee and contractor positions. Shell has about 770 pe
The UK’s decision to leave the European Union would probably lead to a change in the mix, as the UK could switch some of the countries from which to imports and to which it exports, depending on the new trade agreements it negotiates with EU and non-EU countries, according to shipping consultancy Dr
