Bureau Veritas will class a gas-fuelled major ro-ro passenger ferry and oversee the conversion of three existing ro-pax ferries to LNG power for Brittany Ferries. A major risk analysis carried out by Bureau Veritas together with Tecnitas was integral to the decision process for Brittany Ferries to s
Mermaid Marine Australia has been awarded a contract for two PSV’s for long-term production support operations with INPEX Operations Australia. MMA will operate two newbuild Vard 1 08 PSV’s for the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project with a fixed term of 5 years fixed plus two x five year options. Th
IHC Merwede has successfully named and launched the 23,545kW self-propelled cutter suction dredger ‘AL BAHAR’ C/D HUTA 12 in a ceremony on 8 March 2014 at the company’s shipyard in Kinderdijk, The Netherlands. The ceremony was performed by Ms. Sylvia Wuebbens, the daughter of Mr. M. Wuebbens, the Ma
Petronet’s Dahej LNG terminal on India’s west coast is due to receive another cargo of LNG from Qatar onboard the 145,702 cbm Al Thakhira on March 11, according to shipping data. India’s first LNG terminal will also get a cargo of LNG from Qatar onboard the 138,097 cbm Disha on March 9. Petronet LNG
United European Car Carriers (UECC), which is jointly owned by NYK and Wallenius Lines, has signed a contract to construct two dual-fuel LNG Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTCs). The contract has been signed with Kawasaki Heavy Industries, and the vessels will be constructed at the shipbuilder’s join
The Dahej LNG terminal, owned by India’s biggest LNG importer, Petronet LNG, will get a cargo of LNG from Qatar onboard the 138,097 cbm Disha on March 9, according to shipping data. Petronet has recently received environmental clearance from India’s Ministry of Environment & Forests for doubling the
Qatar, the world’s largest LNG producer, shipped an LNG cargo from the Ras Laffan Port to Taiwan on Tuesday, shipping data reveals. The Al Deebel LNG tanker, with a capacity of 145,700 cubic meters, is expected to arrive at Taiwan’s Taichung LNG terminal on March 18, according to the data. CPC of Ta
Maritiem Cluster Friesland delivered another DP1 Multi Purpose Support vessel 3512 to Acta Marine. Lady sponsor Mrs. E. (Litsa) Kwantes, named the ‘’Coastal Chariot’’ of Acta Marine on 20th February in Rotterdam. The multi-purpose vessel has been custom-built and constructed within only 12months. Th
Trinidad and Tobago’s Point Fortin LNG terminal shipped a liquefied natural gas cargo to Spain on Friday, shipping data shows. The cargo is being hauled by the 137,814 cubic-meter Hispania Spirit, and it is expected to arrive at the Bilbao terminal on March 10. Atlantic LNG, the operator of Trinidad
Sovcomflot, Russia’s largest shipping company, has taken delivery of its latest LNG carrier – the ‘Velikiy Novgorod’ – from South Korea’s STX Offshore & Shipbuilding. The ship is equipped with a diesel-electric, dual-fuel propulsion system consisting of 2 × MAN 8L51/60DF and 2 × MAN 9L51/60DF engine
The Methane Nile Eagle LNG carrier, with a capacity of 145,000 cbm, is due to arrive in the UK’s Dragon terminal from Trinidad and Tobago on March 7, according to port data. Dragon LNG plays an intrinsic role in supporting the UK’s energy infrastructure. It imports and supplies 6 billion cubic metre
Mayor Trude Drevland will christen the second of Fjord Line’s two new LNG -powered cruise ferries in Bergen on Thursday 6 March. During the two following days, people in Bergen and Stavanger are invited aboard MS Bergensfjord before the ship embarks on its first sailing with passengers. Fjord Line w
BW LPG has exercised its options for the construction of two Very Large Gas Carriers (VLGCs) at Hyundai Heavy Industries, to be delivered in the first half of 2016. This decision reflects BW LPG’s confidence in deploying newbuild assets efficiently to deliver accretive value, albeit the global order
Trinidad and Tobago shipped an LNG cargo from the Point Fortin terminal to Argentina on Friday, shipping data shows. The cargo is being carried by the 71,651 cbm SCF Polar, and it is expected to arrive at Argentina’s Escobar LNG terminal on March 12 . GNL Escobar (GNLE), located on the Paraná River,
