The dredger “McFarland” recently cruised down the Elizabeth River in Norfolk, Virginia. The “Mac” is one of four U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ hopper dredgers. It conducts emergency and national defense dredging as well as planned projects in the Delaware River and Bay. [mappress] Dredging Today Sta
Höegh LNG of Norway has taken delivery of the “Independence”, the second of the four newbuilt FSRUs that the company has ordered from Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), on May 12. The “Independence” is under a long term charter to Klaipedos Nafta in Lithuania, which will commence no later than by the e
Containerships Ltd Oy, GNS Shipping/Nordic Hamburg, and ARKON Shipping said that they have ordered two dual-fuel engine-technology container ships. The ships, both of which will be delivered in the course of 2016, will use liquefied natural gas (LNG) but will also be able to burn conventional marine
GasLog said that it has ordered two new 174,000 cubic meter LNG carriers from Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) in South Korea. The vessels are expected to be delivered in 2017 and are sister vessels to the four ordered in 2013 for delivery in 2016. The vessels have been ordered with the tri-fuel diese
Ocean Yield ASA has entered into newbuilding contracts for three LEG (Liquefied Ethylene Gas) carriers of 36,000 cbm capacity, to be built at Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering, China. The vessels are scheduled for delivery in August, October and December 2016 respectively, and will after delivery b
NYK concluded a time-charter contract for a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier with LNG Marine Transport Ltd., which is a subsidiary of Tokyo Electric Power Company Incorporated. NYK also concluded a contract with MI LNG Company Limited for the construction of the LNG carrier with a gross tonna
The pump manufacturer Ruhrpumpen has chosen Trelleborg Gimbal Mountings for its water injection package for LNG in Gjerdrum, Norway. The package is placed on a special designed Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) unit from Sevan Marine, the “Sevan Voyageur”. Trelleborg’s gimbal mounti
Hydrex diver and technician team carried out underwater stern tube seal repairs on a 157-meter dredger in Montevideo, Uruguay. The ship was suffering from an oil leak, making an onsite repair necessary. Using a Hydrex flexible mobdock the team was able to carry out the entire operation on-site and u
The Mozah LNG carrier, with a capacity of 266,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal from Qatar on May 14, according to the Milford Haven Port Authority website. The South Hook LNG terminal, a part of the Qatargas 2 integrated value chain, is one of the largest LNG re-gas
The Lake Improvement Association, a non-profit organization dedicated to the improvement of Grand Lake St. Marys, recently announced the result of its “Name That Dredger” contest. The new dredger destined to join Grand Lake St. Marys State Park’s record-setting fleet will be named “Hoedag”, the moni
ABS said it has been awarded the classification contract from Petronas of Malaysia for the company’s second floating LNG facility (PFLNG 2). The vessel will be built at the Samsung Heavy Industries yard in Geoje, Korea. ABS has a long history working with floating gas concepts, classing the first of
The 135,000 cbm Excel LNG tanker has docked at ConocoPhillips Kenai LNG export terminal in Alaska. ConocoPhillips said last week that it plans to send the first shipment of LNG from its Kenai terminal this month after it has renewed its export licence in April. The LNG tanker arrived at the terminal
Trinidad and Tobago’s Point Fortin terminal shipped a liquefied natural gas cargo on Monday to Portugal, shipping data reveals. The cargo is being carried by the 138,200 cubic-meter British Innovator, and it is due to arrive at the Sines LNG import terminal, operated by REN Atlântico, on May 12. The
The UK’s South Hook import terminal is expected to receive a cargo of liquefied natural gas this week, port data shows. The Rasheeda LNG tanker, with a capacity of 266,000 cbm, is sailing from Qatar’s Ras Laffan port. The South Hook LNG terminal was fully commissioned in 2010 and is among the larges
