Q-Flex LNG carrier Al Gharrafa, operated by OSG Ship Management (UK) Ltd, and boxship Hanjin Italy collided in the morning of December 28, 2013 in the Malacca Strait between Batam and Singapore. Both ships have been damaged. The boxship suffered damage to the starboard side in the middle area and th
The keel laying process for Petronas’ first floating liquefied natural gas facility (PFLNG 1) has commenced this week, marking another significant milestone in the construction of the facility at the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) shipyard in Okpo, South Korea, the company said in a
The GasLog Chelsea LNG tanker, with a capacity of 153,600 cubic meters, is expected to arrive at Belgium’s Zeebrugge LNG terminal from Qatar on January 23, according to the Port of Zeebrugge website. The Zeebrugge LNG terminal, operated by Fluxys, serves as a gateway to supply LNG to Northwestern Eu
LUSCHI has announced that it has added a 2,000 m³ hopper dredger “LUSCHI IX” to its fleet. The equipment (capacity 2,350 tons, and overall length 82,71 m) is currently being updated and it is expected to be ready for dredging very soon, thereby performing important maritime related works in Brazil a
Trinidad and Tobago’s Point Fortin LNG export terminal, one of the world’s largest producers, shipped a cargo of liquefied natural gas to Spain on Monday, shipping data shows. The cargo is being carried by the 138,000 cbm Sestao Knutsen, and it is due to arrive at the Barcelona LNG terminal on Janua
The latest liquefied natural gas cargo loaded at the Peru LNG terminal has been dispatched to Mexico. The 173,600 cubic-meter Castillo de Santisteban departed from the Peru LNG terminal on Sunday, and it is due to arrive at the Manzanillo LNG terminal on January 11. The 500,000 Mc/d import terminal,
As part of the Qatar UK 2013 Year of Culture, Doha-based artist Ben Barbour traced the historic pearl route by traveling on a Q-Flex Liquid Natural Gas tanker from Qatar to Wales. His journey started in Ras Laffan, Qatar, on 17 July 2013, and ended when the LNG tanker pulled into port at South Hook,
The Umm Bab LNG tanker, with a capacity of 145,700 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the Zeebrugge liquefied natural gas terminal from Qatar on January 14, according to the Port of Zeebrugge website. Fluxys of Belgium, the operator of the LNG terminal, has at the first nine months of 2013 unloaded 2
DSME of South Korea said it has received an order for the world’s largest LNG – FSRU from Japan-based MOL on 27th December. According to DSME, this vessel is able to store 263,000 m3 of liquefied natural gas and vaporize 10 million m3 of LNG per day. DSME began developing LNG-RVs (Regasification Ves
Portugal’s Port of Sines will receive a shipment of liquefied natural gas from Trinidad this week, port data shows. The British Emerald, with a capacity of 151,945 cubic meters, is expected to arrive at the Sines LNG import terminal on Tuesday. The terminal is held by REN Atlântico and has a nominal
Pluto LNG has racked up a new milestone with 100 cargoes loaded since the start of LNG production in April 2012. The 100th cargo is en route to Japan for delivery to foundation customer Tokyo Gas. The safe start-up of Pluto LNG in 2012 was a major milestone for Woodside, cementing their status as a
The latest LNG cargo to be loaded at the Peru LNG terminal has been dispatched to Spain. The 173,000 m3 Ribera del Duero Knutsen departed from the Peru LNG terminal on December 29, and it is sailing to Spain’s Bilbao terminal. The Peru LNG project includes two parts: an LNG plant with a marine termi
The Norwegian Authorities are now prepared to give Fjord Line the permission to bunker it’s new LNG ferries while passengers are on board the ship, the European LNG fuel project MT LNG reports. As a result the ship owner would no longer have to send a large number of LNG trucks to Hirtshals to do th
SVITZER Australia announced it will provide tugboats and a pilot boat to assist export shipments from the Chevron-operated Wheatstone LNG Terminal under a marine services contract valued at approximately $650 million. Under the agreement, Svitzer expects to create more than 30 new Australian jobs, i
