A naming ceremony for a new 145,400 cbm LNG vessel ordered by Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) was held at the Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. At the ceremony, Toshihiro Sano, executive vice president of Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), named the ship Paci
The UK’s South Hook LNG terminal will receive a cargo of LNG next week from Qatar, according to the Milford Haven Port Authority website. The Al Sheehaniya LNG tanker, with a capacity of 210,oo0 cbm, is expected to arrive at the terminal in Milford Haven on September 23. The 210,000 cubic metres Al
Portugal’s Port of Sines is expected to receive a shipment of liquefied natural gas on September 18, port data shows. The LNG Lagos, with a capacity of 122,000 cubic metres, is sailing from the Bonny terminal in Nigeria. The Sines terminal is held by REN Atlântico and has a nominal send out capacity
General Dynamics NASSCO and City of San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer on Friday signaled the start of construction of five American Petroleum Tankers at a steel cutting ceremony for the first tanker, the APT-1, at the NASSCO shipyard in San Diego. Joined by General Dynamics NASSCO executive leadership
Qatar has sent an LNG cargo to India onboard the 138,097 cbm Disha LNG carrier for delivery at the Dahej terminal. The LNG carrier departed from the Ras Laffan port on Saturday and it is expected to arrive at Dahej on September 17, according to shipping data. The 10 mtpa Dahej terminal, operated by
The Dahej import terminal, operated by India’s largest liquefied natural gas importer Petronet LNG, will receive a cargo of LNG onboard the 148,786 cbm Al Areesh from Qatar on September 16, shipping data shows. Toyo Engineering of Japan has earlier this year secured a contract from Petronet to boost
Hartmann Schiffahrts, Jaccar Holdings, HB Hunte Engineering and DNV GL, signed a letter of intent for the classification of five ECO STAR 85k very large ethane carriers. Jean Labescat from Jaccar Holdings, Ulrich Adami, Technical Director of Hartmann Schiffahrts, Frerk Brand, Managing Director of HB
Belgium’s Zeebrugge liquefied natural gas terminal is expected to receive a cargo of LNG onboard the 145,800 cbm Al Jassasiya from Qatar on September 22. The Zeebrugge terminal imports LNG mainly from Qatar. A total of 1,351 ships unloaded at the LNG terminal between the start of commercial activiti
The image above shows the accommodation block being positioned and aligned on BW’s newbuild LNG FSRU at Samsung Heavy Industries of South Korea, one of world’s largest shipbuilders. When delivered in April 2015, BW’s first FSRU, with a storage capacity of 170,000 cbm, will be amongst the largest FSR
The Port Hedland Port Authority has begun annual maintenance dredging of the inner harbor, swing basin, berth pockets and the main shipping channel, according to the port notice. Operations will be conducted on a 24/7 basis and are estimated to be completed by the 30th October 2014. The following ve
The increasing use of LNG as a marine fuel is further emphasised with the latest order for Wärtsilä’s dual-fuel engine technology. A new cement carrier being built at the Scheepswerf Ferus Smit yard in the Netherlands will feature a 6-cylinder Wärtsilä 34DF main engine, making it the first bulk carr
The latest liquefied natural gas cargo to be loaded at the Peru LNG export terminal has been dispatched to Mexico. The 173,600 cbm Castillo de Santisteban departed from the country’s only liquefaction facility on Tuesday. This represents the 227 shipment of LNG from the terminal since its startup in
GE Marine and Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC) announced at the SMM 2014 exhibition they have received Approval in Principle (AiP) for their jointly developed gas turbine-powered LNG carrier design. The AiP, issued by Lloyd’s Register, was sought for this LNG carrier since this is an inno
Construction on Höegh LNG’s fourth FSRU which is being built at HHI’s shipyard in Ulsan is progressing well and the vessel is due for delivery in March 2015. The 170 000 m3 class membrane FSRU is equipped with dual fuel engines, and it is 294.00 m in length and 46.00 m in breadth. LNG World News S
