Energy-hungry Pakistan, which became an LNG importing nation in March 2015, is to receive a cargo of chilled gas from Australia, shipping data reveals. Teekay LNG’s 155,000 cbm Tangguh Sago is currently on its way to Pakistan, carrying a cargo from the Santos GLNG facility located on Curtis Island o
Royal IHC is putting finishing touches on the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) JUN YANG 1. With the deck-house now installed, the JUN YANG 1 is one step closer to delivery, set for the end of July 2016. The vessel, being built for CCCC Guangzhou Dredging Co., Ltd (GDC), is already equipped wit
Poland received on Monday its second ever cargo of liquefied natural gas from Qatar at the LNG import terminal in Świnoujście. The cargo, that will be used for further operational tests, was brought onboard the 210,000 cbm Q-flex LNG carrier Al Nuaman. The Q-Flex vessel also delivered the first carg
The naming ceremony of Charlock, Van den Herik’s new trailing suction hopper dredger, took place on February 6th in Harlingen. The vessel was built by Barkmeijer Shipyards and will start her first assignment in March 2016. The first Charlock’s task will include the coastal replenishment operations o
Crowley Maritime informed it christened the second of four new, Jones Act product tankers for use within the U.S.-coastwise trade. The LNG-ready tanker was christened at the South Florida petroleum terminal in Fort Lauderdale. The 50,000 dead-weight-ton (dwt), 330,000-barrel-capacity Texas joins sis
The 15,600 cbm Coral Energy, chartered by Skangas, is scheduled to dock at the Fluxys-operated Zeebrugge LNG facility in Belgium on February 22. Coral Energy will load a cargo of chilled gas and depart from Zeebrugge a day after, port data showed. It is expected that the vessel will arrive at Skanga
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (February 1-7, 2016). Sas van Vreeswijk Consortium Signs Beatrixsluis Contract The Sas van Vreeswijk consortium has won a contract for the construction of the 3rd chamber Beatrix lock and the widening of the Lekka
Boskalis-Van Oord joint venture has been busy for the last couple of months with the creation of an artificial island in the bay of Jakarta, Indonesia. Trailing suction hopper dredgers began the works in late September, and are now dredging the sand that is being used for this massive reclamation pr
The UK’s South Hook LNG terminal is scheduled to receive its third cargo of Qatari liquefied natural gas for the month of February. The 210,157 cbm Q-Flex carrier Umm Al Amad set off from the port of Ras Laffan in Qatar, and is scheduled to dock at the South Hook terminal on February 12, port data [
State-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) is reportedly planning to start a liquefied natural gas FSRU in the second half of 2016. According to a report by Reuters, the floating LNG import terminal is being supplied by U.S. company Excelerate Energy. The LNG import terminal’s import capacit
Aqualis Offshore, part of Oslo-listed Aqualis ASA, informed it has been contracted by Gas Entec to provide an engineering study of a new-build LNG barge that will operate offshore the USA. Aqualis Offshore’s work scope is to provide a “failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) study for control and
Malaysia’s SapuraKencana informed it has through a joint venture with GE Oil and Gas secured a contract to work on two Petronas’ floating LNG units, PFLNG1 and PFLNG2. SapuraKencana GE Oil & Gas Services Sdn Bhd has been awarded by Petronas Floating LNG1 a contract for “comprehensive maintenance of
Briggs Marine and Environmental Services has ordered a Damen Multi Cat 2712, the 27-meter workboat capable of taking on almost any role in the coastal environment. Designated the Forth Warrior, the new Multi Cat is currently being fitted out at Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld in the Netherlands. Special
Damen Shipyards Group has completed a key construction contract comprising two electric-powered cutter suction dredgers (CSD) for the Canadian oil sands industry. With both vessels built in Canada, the contract marks the close cooperation between Damen and Aecon, Canada’s largest publicly traded inf
