World container trade appears to be back on track after two lean years, right on time for carriers that are taking delivery of big new ships, according to shipping consultancy Drewry. The recovery resulted in an upgrade to Drewry’s annual outlook for 2017, while more recent data suggests that the ou
Lithuania, the largest of the three Baltic nations, is expected to receive a cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the US next week. The 162,000-cbm LNG tanker Clean Ocean is expected to arrive at the port of Klaipeda where Lithuania’s first LNG import terminal is located on August 21, according
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from Cheniere’s Sabine Pass liquefaction facility in Louisiana reached about 310.4 billion cubic feet of natural gas in the first six months of the year.
US liquefied natural gas (LNG) export player Cheniere Energy is preparing to open an office in China, currently the world’s third-largest buyer of the chilled fuel. Cheniere started exporting LNG worldwide in February last year from its Sabine Pass export terminal in Louisiana, currently the only su
DOF Subsea, a subsidiary of DOF ASA, has won the contract for Skandi Constructor for Siemens on the Galloper offshore wind farm project in the North Sea.
The first test area for projects related to autonomous shipping has been opened in Finland. As informed, the test area is the first one in the world to be globally open to anyone wishing to test autonomous maritime traffic, vessels, or technologies related to it. The test area, to be named Jaakonmer
US LNG engineer, Chart Industries, in collaboration with Ground Force Worldwide (GFW) launched the first dual LNG-diesel fueling truck.
One of today’s biggest societal challenges is the transition towards a 100 per cent renewable energy supply globally. Marine energy could play a vital role in achieving this ambitious goal. This is showcased during the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2017 at the DMEC Marine Energy Pavilion a
The Canadian government has implemented a temporary mandatory slow down for vessels of 20 meters or more in length in an effort to prevent further whale deaths in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. As informed, ships are required to reduce speed to a maximum of 10 knots when traveling in the western Gulf of
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports into South Korea, the world’s second-largest buyer of the fuel, rose by 41.6 percent in July year-on-year. The country imported 2.72 million mt of LNG in July as compared to 1.92 million mt in the corresponding month the year before, according to the customs data.
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) accepted in principle a remedy formally proposed by Wood Group regarding its merger with Amec Foster Wheeler.
UK’s competition watchdog, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), is considering remedy proposals to overcome competition concerns regarding Wood Group’s buy of Amec Foster Wheeler. Both companies provide engineering services to the UK’s upstream offshore oil and gas sector. The review of Wood
Australian LNG operator and stakeholder, Santos, expects to book a $690 million impairment charge for the first half of the year.
The US Coast Guard medevacked a 55-year-old male Philippine national from a 550-foot tanker while the vessel was some 13 miles west of Egmont Key on August 14. Watchstanders at Sector St. Petersburg received a call from crew members of the 26,618 dwt Gaschem Stade. They reported the man was sufferin
