Peru LNG shipped a cargo of liquefied natural gas to Mexico on Thursday. The cargo is being hauled by the 173,400 cubic-meter Sevilla Knutsen, operated by Knutsen OAS Shipping, and it is due to arrive at the Manzanillo LNG terminal on February 20. The 500,000 Mc/d import terminal, built and owned by
Siem Offshore has again contracted Wärtsilä to supply the design and integrated solutions for four new platform supply vessels (PSVs). The ships will be built at the Remontowa Shipbuilding yard in Poland. The contract was signed in January 2014. The four new vessels, like the two currently under con
Swedish shipping company Erik Thun A.B. has granted Shipyard Ferus Smit the order for building an LNG powered cargo vessel, with 2 more units on option. The first vessel will be delivered in autumn 2015 from the yard in Westerbroek, Groningen. The Thun shipping company has a strong market position i
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 February 23, according to port data. Dragon LNG plays an intrinsic role in supporting the UK’s energy infrastructure. It imports and supplies 6 billion cubic m
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announced that it has received an order from Kawasaki Heavy Industries to supply the control system for an LNG carrier that is being built for the Ichthys LNG project in Australia. The ship will be the world’s largest Moss-type LNG carrier and will be used for transport
GasLog’s six options for LNG carriers at Samsung Heavy Industries that were previously reported to have expiry on 31 January 2014, will now expire at the end of the first quarter this year, the company said in a statement. GasLog’s fleet consists of fifteen wholly-owned LNG carriers, including eight
The construction of the Dredger 5000 DF has officially kicked off, according to the OJSC Zelenodolsk plant’s press centar. This vessel will be used primarily for sand and gravel excavation, reports portnews.ru. The main characteristics of the vessel will be: length overall – 79.13 m, waterline lengt
Petronas of Malaysia confirmed it has reached the final investment decision (FID) for its second floating liquefied natural gas facility (PFLNG 2) project, located off the coast of Sabah in Malaysia. LNG World News previously reported on February 3 that Petronas and Murphy Oil, the operator of Block
Shell Australia has awarded a major contract for the design, construction and operation of three Infield Support Vessels (ISVs), which will create approximately 80 local jobs and support its Prelude FLNG Project, located 475km north-north east of Broome, in Western Australia. KT Maritime Services Au
Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) of South Korea aims to sell its LNG carrier business to IMM Investment Corp for 1.1 trillion won (US $1.03 billion). Selling the LNG business is part of parent Hyundai Group’s plan to raise support funds to pay off debt and HMM expects to complete the deal in the first
The U.S. imported only one liquefied natural gas cargo in December, according to the U.S. Department of Energy data. The 138,000 cbm BW Suez Everett LNG tanker, which sailed from Yemen, docked at the Everett LNG terminal on December 17. There have been no exports of LNG from the United States in 201
STX Offshore & Shipbuilding has launched the second ice class LNG tanker, SCF Mitre, ordered by Russia’s Sovcomflot under a long-term agreement with Shell, the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) said in a statement. The first tanker, SCF Melampus, was launched on 5 November 2013. The deliver
The Ejnan liquefied natural gas carrier, with a capacity of 145,000 cubic meters, is expected to arrive in Belgium’s Zeebrugge LNG terminal from Qatar on March 5, according to the Port of Zeebrugge website. The Zeebrugge LNG terminal, operated by Fluxys, serves as a gateway to supply LNG to Northwes
FSRU vessel “Independence” sailed to the sea its own course from South Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries. The ship’s sea trial lasted nearly a week. After a long period of engineering, welding, painting, installation and testing FSRU vessel successfully sailed into the open sea. Although ther
