LNG America has selected Taylor-Wharton to commence the front-end engineering and design work for the cryogenic topside of the company’s 3,000 cubic meter Gemini Class LNG bunker barge scheduled for delivery at the end of 2015. “Taylor-Wharton has been actively engaged in the development process and
The South Hook terminal in the UK will receive a shipment of LNG from Qatar next week. The Mekaines LNG carrier, with a capacity of 266,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the South Hook terminal on August 28, port data says. Qatar Petroleum owns 67.5 per cent of South Hook LNG Terminal Co, Exxon
In co-operation with engineering consultants HB Hunte Engineering, Hartmann Reederei of Leer developed a unique, new type of vessel: Ethylene Carrier ECO STAR 36K with „Svelte“-bow design. The new vessel type differs fundamentally from conventional gas carriers: As the first of its kind, its superst
The latest liquefied natural gas cargo to be loaded at the Peru LNG terminal has been dispatched to Spain. The 130,000 cbm Galea departed from the LNG export terminal on Monday, and it is sailing to the Huelva LNG import terminal. Peru also shipped a cargo of LNG onboard the 173,600 cbm Castillo de
A liquefied natural gas tanker docked this morning at the first Dutch LNG import terminal, located on the Maasvlakte in the Port of Rotterdam. The 138,000 cubic metres Excelerate LNG tanker is currently loading the chilled gas which was previously imported and stored in one of Gate terminal’s three
The Al Marrouna LNG tanker, with a capacity of 151,700 cubic meters, is expected to arrive at Belgium’s Zeebrugge LNG terminal from Qatar on September 1, port data shows. The Zeebrugge import terminal has received two LNG deliveries this month with a third, the 145,500 cbm Milaha Qatar, expected to
Azbil Corporation received an order from Japan Marine United Corporation for the integrated automation system of LNG carriers to be deployed for a U.S. shale gas LNG project. After construction, the LNG carrier is slated to transport liquefied natural gas mainly from the U.S. as part of the Cove Poi
Moody’s Japan K.K. says that new investments by Japanese shipping companies in tankers to carry liquid natural gas (LNG) will keep their debt levels high and slow deleveraging. Moody’s notes that its three rated Japanese shipping companies — Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK, Baa2 negative), Mitsui
Qatargas, the world’s largest LNG producer, recently delivered the first cargo of LNG to China National Oil Corporation’s (CNOOC) Hainan LNG terminal, located in the Hainan province. The cargo arrived aboard of a Q-Max class LNG vessel Rasheeda, and it will be used to commission the new LNG terminal
Qatar, the world’s largest liquefied natural gas producer, shipped an LNG cargo from the Ras Laffan Port to Japan today. The Duhail LNG tanker, with a capacity of 210,100 cubic meters, is expected to arrive at Chubu Electric’s Chita terminal on September 1, according to shipping data. The Chita term
The UK’s South Hook LNG terminal is about to receive more Qatari LNG. The Onaiza LNG carrier, with a capacity of 210,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal from Qatar on August 24, according to port data. Owned by Qatar Petroleum, Exxon Mobil and Total, the South Hook ter
Construction of the “Junyang 1”, a super suction dredger ordered by CCCC Guangzhou Dredging Co., Ltd., has recently been initiated in the Netherlands. With a total length of 167.5 meters, a hopper load capacity of 21,000 cubic meters and a maximum dredging depth of 90 meters, the vessel will have ad
Mexico’s Manzanillo LNG import terminal has received an LNG cargo onboard the 173,400 cbm Sevilla Knutsen from Peru on Sunday, shipping data shows. The Sevilla Knutsen departed from Peru’s only liquefaction plant on August 10, and this was the 222 shipment of LNG from the plant since its startup in
After half a century, it is time for new equipment. Ohio Department of Natural Resources recently purchased a new 460SL Swinging Dragon dredger. In the background is their 14″ cutter suction dredger, built in 1965. [mappress] Dredging Today Staff, August 17, 2014
