Wessels Reederei informed that it has received a government grant in the seven-figures for retrofitting it container ship Wes Amelie (1,000 TEU) to run on liquefied natural gas.
Busy month of October continues at the UK’s South Hook LNG terminal with another delivery of the cool gas from Qatar.
GTT informed it has secured an order for two LNG carriers, to be built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME).
Copenhagen-based Evergas informed that the 3rd dragon class 27,500 cbm multigas LNG carrier was named at the Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering shipyard in Qidong, China.
Cargo loaded at Peru’s only liquefied natural gas export facility in Pampa Melchorita departed for India, shipping data reveals.
South Korea’s SK Shipping is reportedly planning to raise $US600 million for the construction of four new LNG tankers.
Qatargas and RasGas informed that their chartered Q-Max LNG carrier, Rasheeda, has successfully commissioned its gas burning M-Type Electronically Controlled – Gas Injection (ME-GI) system during the second phase of gas trials.
India’s Dabhol LNG import terminal located at Ratnagiri, Maharashtra has received a liquefied natural gas cargo on October 8. The chilled gas was delivered onboard the 161,870 cbm Maran Gas Posidonia, shipping data shows. According to a report by Bloomberg, Gail India purchased the spot cargo from L
Qatar, the world’s largest LNG exporter, dispatched a cargo of the chilled gas from Ras Laffan port to Dubai on Monday.
The Q-Flex LNG carrier Al Kharaitiyat with the capacity of 216,000 cbm is set to deliver a cargo of liquefied natural gas to the UK’s South Hook LNG terminal.
Bestobell Marine said it has secured an order for globe and check valves that will be used in the fuel gas system on the second Gotland ferry that has been ordered at Guangzhou International shipyard in China.
Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company selected seven winners of the second LNG supply tender among 12 bidders.
Monitoring surveys carried out by the Warrenpoint Harbor Authority during the summer identified an elevated accumulation of material in the center of the turning basin which resulted in a draft restriction being placed on all vessels. This restriction resulted in significant disruption to the harbor
DEME Group’s GeoSea has concluded the trials of a jack-up vessel at Raz Blanchard, off France. According to DEME, the demonstrated utilisation of GeoSea’s jack-up platform under the extreme tidal conditions are the direct result and the practical implementation of a two year in-house study analysing