Damen Shiprepair Brest (France) posted a picture of LNG carrier Bachir Chihani in the company’s dock nr 3. LNG carrier Bachir Chihani was the Damen’s seventh LNG booking for the drydocking, maintenance and repair. The Hyproc Shipping owned and managed vessel arrived at the shiprepair on November 25t
Siem Offshore has entered into shipbuilding-contracts with Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A. in Poland for four dual fuelled Platform Supply Vessels. The vessels shall be of VS 4411 DF design. Siem Offshore has currently two vessels of similar design under construction for delivery in 2014 and 2015, and t
Brittany Ferries, a leading French ferry operator headquartered in Roscoff, announced plans for the world’s biggest LNG – powered ferry. Brittany Ferries said earlier this month that they were about to sign a contract with STX France for the construction of the ferry at its Saint Nazaire shipyard. T
Peru LNG shipped a liquefied natural gas cargo to Mexico on Tuesday, according to PeruPetro S.A. The cargo is being hauled by the Barcelona Knutsen, a 173,400 cubic-meter tanker, operated by Knutsen OAS Shipping, and it is expected to arrive at the Manzanillo import terminal today. The 500,000 Mc/d
The Al Bahiya LNG carrier, with a capacity of 210,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal December 30, according to the Milford Haven Port Authority website. The South Hook terminal can process 15.6 million tonnes of LNG a year and is capable of delivering 21 Bcm of gas a
NYK will build a tugboat1 featuring a dual fuel engine that can be powered by either liquefied natural gas (LNG) or heavy oil. Other than LNG carriers, this tugboat will be the first building in Japan of an LNG-fueled vessel. NYK has enhanced its initiatives to mitigate environmental loads through t
RasGas delivered its first cargo aboard the LNG tanker Fuwairit to the Kochi LNG Receiving Terminal in India on 15 November 2013. This was the second cargo supplied by RasGas for Kochi, the first commissioning cargo was also loaded at Ras Laffan and transported to Kochi by Petronet in August this ye
Navigator has entered into a contract with Jiangnan to construct a 35,000 cubic meter gas carrier for delivery in April 2016. This vessel will be the largest ethane gas carrier on the market enabling efficient transportation to our customers for this essential petrochemical feedstock. Navigator has
OLT Offshore LNG Toscana announced that the activity of commissioning of the Terminal “FSRU Toscana” has been successfully finalized on last December 19th. The company also said that on December 20th the plant started the commercial activities. At full capacity, the plant will have a regasification
Presenting the Global LNG Fleet (Vol. 1) As the global liquefied natural gas market expands rapidly, the fleet of LNG tankers continues to experience tremendous growth. According to the International Gas Union, at the end of 2012, the LNG fleet consisted of 362 vessels of all types. VIDEO: GE Transp
Chart Industries announced that Chart Ferox has been awarded a contract by Hybrid Port Energy, a subsidiary of Becker Marine Systems, to provide LNG fuel storage and processing equipment for an LNG – Hybrid Barge, which will operate in Hamburg’s HafenCity. The LNG-Hybrid Barge is a unique project be
Peru LNG shipped a cargo of liquefied natural gas to Spain on Wednesday, according to PeruPetro S.A. The cargo is being hauled by the Valencia Knutsen, a 173.400 cubic-meter tanker operated by Knutsen OAS Shipping, and it is due to arrive at the Barcelona LNG terminal on January 3. The Peru LNG proj
Skangass expands their portfolio and delivers LNG as fuel to two new Norwegian ferries. The two ferries, belonging to the ship owner Norled, are among the world’s first ferries utilizing only LNG as fuel. LNG is used both for the machinery and supporting functions, for electricity and heating on boa
The dredger “MOUSTAKBAL II”, designed and built entirely by Nodosa Shipyard, with capacity of 1,500 m3 and the biggest of its kind ever built in Spain, was launched today. This vessel reaches a more precise and rapid unloading of dredged material, and is especially intended for the extraction of san
