The naming ceremony for “PGN FSRU Lampung”, the second of the four large and modern FSRUs that Höegh LNG has under construction at Hyundai, took place on 7 April 2014, Höegh LNG said in a statement. “PGN FSRU Lampung” will serve the Lampung FSRU project that will be located in Lampung, on the southe
Peru LNG shipped a cargo of liquefied natural gas to Spain’s Barcelona terminal onboard the Bilbao Knutsen, a 138,000 cbm tanker, on Sunday. This represents the sixteenth cargo that departed from Peru’s only liquefaction terminal this year. The terminal was officially inaugurated in 2010 and has a n
SENWATEC announced the establishment and opening of SENWATEC LLC in the USA, as a subsidiary of Schröer Water Environment Technology, GmbH & Co. KG. SENWATEC is a builder of multi-purpose dredges, amphibious vehicles, as well as a wide variety of mobile, open water management boats and related equip
The image above shows a Qatargas’ LNG vessel docked at the Port of Ras Laffan in Qatar. Qatargas is the world’s largest LNG producer with an annual LNG production capacity of 42 million tonnes per annum. The company has the largest dedicated fleet of chartered LNG carriers. [mappress] LNG World News
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, commenced emergency dredging operations at Oregon Inlet two days ago. This cleanup program will remove the shoaling that has been obstructing the federal channel passage for commercial fishing vessels. The side casting dredger Merritt will clear
The UK’s South Hook liquefied natural gas terminal is expected to receive a cargo of LNG on April 13, port data reveals. The Lijmiliya LNG tanker, with a capacity of 263,oo0 cbm, is transporting the cargo from Ras Laffan, Qatar. Qatar Petroleum owns 67.5 per cent of South Hook LNG Terminal Co, Exxon
The Lynnhaven Inlet Federal Navigation Channel is fully navigable, after a $2 million maintenance dredging project, managed by the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, removed critical shoaling conditions exacerbated by Hurricane Sandy in 2012. The project, contracted to Southwind Constru
Van Oord Nabs Surabaya Dredging Contract (Indonesia) Van Oord, a leading international contractor specialising in dredging, marine engineering and offshore projects, has been awarded a contract for dredging and maintenance work for the western access channel to the Port of Surabaya in Indonesia. D
After successful sea and dredging trials, the suction hopper dredger “Albatros” was recently delivered to her owners Dutch Dredging. This vessel was built by MTG Dolphin PLC in cooperation with the Dutch shipbuilding group IHC Merwede. Main characteristics: – Length: 75 m; – Breadth: 13,40 m; – Drau
Cutting of the first steel plate for the new joint project of MTG Dolphin and IHC Merwede 2300 m3 Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger named Easy Dredge took place at the Dolphin’s yard in Varna, on 25th March, 2014. The Easy Dredge 2300 is a standardized twin screw trailing suction hopper dredger with a
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 April 9, according to port data. Fluxys of Belgium, the operator of the Zeebrugge LNG terminal, said that 37 LNG carriers unloaded at Zeebrugge in 2013, compare
Peru’s only LNG export facility shipped an LNG cargo to Mexico on Tuesday. The cargo is being hauled by the Barcelona Knutsen, a 173,400 cbm tanker, and it is expected to arrive at the Manzanillo import terminal on April 8. The liquefaction plant in Pampa Melchorita has exported 203 cargoes since it
Trinidad and Tobago’s Point Fortin LNG terminal shipped a cargo of liquefied natural gas on Tuesday, according to shipping data. The cargo is being hauled by the British Trader, a 138,000 cubic-meter tanker, and it is sailing to the AES Andres LNG terminal in the Dominican Republic. Trinidad and Tob
The South Hook liquefied natural gas terminal in the UK is expected to receive another cargo of LNG from Qatar on April 8, according to port data. The Al Gharrafa LNG tanker, with a capacity of 216,000 cbm, departed from Qatar’s Ras Laffan Port on Saturday. UK’s South Hook terminal can process 15.6
