Tokyo LNG Tanker, a unit of Tokyo Gas, has signed a contract for shipbuilding regarding two LNG vessels (165,000m3 tank capacity) with Japan Marine United Corporation, and has signed a Heads of Agreement regarding the joint ownership and 20-year charter of the vessels one with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines an
Cavotec said it has been awarded an order for two MoorMaster™ MM400 units that will be used in conjunction with a new-build LNG passenger (and vehicle) ferry on a frequent service between Hov, in Jutland, and Saelvig, located on the west coast of the island of Samsoe in Danmark. The order includes i
Fireworks marked the first cut of steel in a ceremony as construction of TOTE, Inc.’s new Marlin class, the first liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered containership in the world, began at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego, California. “These ships will be the most advanced, environmen
India has received a cargo of liquefied natural gas from Qatar, ship-tracking data shows. The Ben Badis, with a capacity of 177,000 cubic meters, docked today at Petronet’s Dahej LNG terminal on India’s west coast. The Dahej terminal, when built, was South East Asia’s first LNG receiving and regasif
Jensen Maritime, Crowley Maritime Corp.’s Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering company, has been awarded a contract to design some of the first liquefied natural gas bunker barges in the U.S. for customer LNG America LLC, a Houston-based LNG fuel supply and distribution company. C
UK’s South Hook liquefied natural gas terminal is expected to receive a cargo of LNG on March 2, port data reveals. The Lijmiliya LNG tanker, with a capacity of 263,oo0 cbm, is transporting the cargo from Ras Laffan, Qatar. The South Hook terminal can process 15.6 million tonnes of LNG a year and is
Peru LNG shipped a liquefied natural gas cargo to Mexico on Wednesday, according to PeruPetro S.A. The cargo is being hauled by the Barcelona Knutsen, a 173,400 cbm tanker, operated by Knutsen OAS Shipping, and it is expected to arrive at the Manzanillo import terminal on February 26. The 500,000 Mc
Belgium’s Zeebrugge liquefied natural gas terminal is expected to receive a cargo of LNG from Qatar onboard the 145,602 cbm Milaha Qatar on February 24, port data shows. The Zeebrugge LNG terminal, operated by Fluxys, serves as a gateway to supply LNG to Northwestern Europe. About 1,300 LNG carriers
LNG player BG has reportedly purchased six liquefied natural gas cargoes from Enel of Italy as the company seeks to replace lost supplies from its Egyptian operations. BG bought the LNG cargoes at an average price of $15.70 per million British thermal units, not including shipping costs, Reuters inf
Trinidad and Tobago’s Point Fortin LNG terminal shipped a cargo of liquefied natural gas to Spain on Sunday, shipping data shows. The cargo is being carried by the 71,500 cbm SCF Arctic, and it is due to arrive at the Cartagena LNG terminal on March 6. Trinidad and Tobago’s Point Fortin LNG terminal
President Dalia Grybauskaitė attended the naming ceremony of Lithuania’s LNG FSRU in South Korean city Ulsan. The LNG vessel was built in South Korea by Norwegian company Höegh LNG in association with Hyundai Heavy Industries and will be used in Klaipeda port in Lithuania as an import terminal. Foll
Totem Ocean Trailer Express said that Wärtsilä will supply main engines, generators and integrated LNG storage and fuel gas handling systems (LNGPac™) for the largest LNG conversions ever undertaken in North America. In making this decision John Parrott, President of Totem Ocean, cited Wärtsilä’s pr
The world’s first LNG driven tugboat, the M/T Borgoy arrived in the port of Zeebrugge for a bunkering operation. The ‘truck to ship’ bunkering operation was the first to be performed in the Flemish coastal port. The tug M/T Borgoy is the first tugboat in the world driven by LNG. The maritime sector
UK’s South Hook liquefied natural gas terminal is expected to receive a cargo of LNG from Qatar this week, according to the Milford Haven Port Authority website. The Al Hamla LNG tanker, with a capacity of 216,000 cbm, is due to arrive at the South Hook terminal on February 22. South Hook LNG is for
