This week Uljanik Brodogradiliste in Pula, Croatia, started with the construction of the Multi-Purpose Vessel JDN8628. This versatile vessel can be equipped with two cable turntables with a total capacity of 10,000 tonnes. For Subsea Rock Installation the vessel can carry up to 10,000 tonnes of rock
The South Hook liquefied natural gas terminal in the UK is expected to receive a cargo of LNG on June 12, port data reveals. The Zarga LNG carrier, with a capacity of 266,000 cubic metres, is transporting the cargo from Ras Laffan, Qatar. This represents the third qatari cargo scheduled to arrive at
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has acquired two contracts in the United Kingdom and Sweden with a combined value of approximately EUR 70 million. In the UK Boskalis is to build a breakwater in Clacton-on-Sea for Tendring District Council over a distance of five kilometers between Clacton
Joseph Plateau was launched in 2012 at the Spanish shipyard Construcciones Navales de Norte in Sestao. This 191,5 m long vessel is used for precise rock dumping to a depth of 2,000 m. The system for the unfolding of the fall pipe is extremely advanced and operates fully automatically. At the bottom
IHI Corporation received an order for two “IHI-SPB” LNG tanks to be installed in the Floating LNG Storage & Regasification Unit (FSRU) from Wison Group of Shanghai, China. These two tanks will be fabricated at the IHI’s Aichi Works and delivered at Wison’s Nantong shipyard in the second half of 2015
LUSCHI, a Brazilian based company, added a 1,330 m³ Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD) to its fleet. The vessel, named “Recreio do Bandeirantes”, will become “LUSCHI X” after formalizing purchase between LUSCHI and BIC Bank, on Wednesday, June 04. The vessel which has a length of 77,5 m, and a w
DNV GL has initiated a joint industry project to define the state-of-the-art next-generation LNG carrier. The aim is to develop a new LNG carrier that has a significantly improved environmental footprint and is more energy efficient and better suited to future trading patterns than existing vessels.
Charles Darwin, a Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD), used for dredging loose material such as sand, clay or gravel, has arrived to Brisbane. The dredger will be crucial in building Brisbane Airport’s second runway, Brisbane Times has reported. Charles Darwin will dredge the seafloor section of
The Cutter Suction Dredger D’Artagnan, built by IHC Holland, is capable of dredging to a depth of 35m. The vessel is equipped with two inboard dredge pumps and one submerged dredge pump on the cutter ladder. The dredged material can be pumped ashore through a 1,000mm discharge pipe. The dredger is e
Peru’s only LNG export facility shipped an LNG cargo to Spain on May 28. The cargo is being hauled by the Sevilla Knutsen, a 173.400 cubic-meter tanker, and is expected to arrive at the Bilbao LNG import terminal on June 18. The liquefaction plant in Pampa Melchorita has exported 211 cargoes since i
A new, highly efficient, Aframax tanker design offering practical and viable solutions that meet current and forthcoming emissions legislation is today launched by Wärtsilä at the Posidonia 2014 exhibition in Athens, Greece. Wärtsilä will also be featuring its range of merchant ship designs to provi
Portugal’s Port of Sines will get a shipment of liquefied natural gas from Qatar this week, port data shows. The Al Utouriya, with a capacity of 216,164 cubic meters, is expected to arrive at the Sines LNG import terminal on June 6. The terminal is held by REN Atlântico and has a nominal send out ca
Qatari LNG shipping giant Nakilat has taken over the full ship management and operations of its first LNG vessel, the Q-Flex Al Hamla, from OSG Ship Management. The planned takeover is the first in a series that will include three other vessels within the next two months, Nakilat said in a statement
GAIL of India received a spot cargo of LNG at the Dahej terminal from Nigeria on May 28. The cargo was sourced from GNF and shipped onboard the 138,000 cbm Castillo de Villalba, which departed from the LNG import terminal on Thursday. Gail has a 12,5 percent stake in Petronet LNG, the operator of th
