Canada imported six liquefied natural gas cargoes in the first half of this year, according to the National Enegy Board. Four of the LNG cargoes were sourced from Qatar and two from Trinidad and Tobago. Canada imports liquefied natural gas via the Canaport LNG import terminal located in Saint John,
IHC Merwede has successfully named and launched the 5,500m³ trailing suction hopper dredger, DCI DREDGE XXI, in a ceremony on 8 August 2013 at the company’s shipyard in Kinderdijk, The Netherlands. The ceremony was performed by Mrs R Mohanty, the spouse of DCI Chairman and Managing Director Captain
A ship to ship transfer of liquefied natural gas has been completed in Orkney. Around 70,000 cubic metres of LNG was transferred from the tanker Ben Badis to a second vessel, the Excel, while at anchor alongside each other in Scapa Flow. The operation, which took 39 hours to complete, was conducted
Aker Philadelphia Shipyard ASA announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, Inc., and Crowley Maritime Corporation are expanding the cooperation initiated with the sale and delivery of two product tankers in 2012 and 2013. The expanded partnership includes four new product
The Dahej LNG terminal, owned by India’s biggest LNG importer, Petronet LNG, will get a cargo of LNG from Qatar onboard the 138,097 cbm Disha on August 16, shipping data reveals. Petronet has set up South East Asia’s first LNG receiving and regasification terminal with an original nameplate capacity
Jim Konopasek, president of Maritime Design, Inc. since 1983, has recently completed and attained certification from the American Bureau of Shipping in the design and construction of LNG carriers at the ABS Shanghai, China office. Maritime Design, Inc. offers to assist Jones Act vessel owners and op
Portugal’s Port of Sines is expected to receive a shipment of liquefied natural gas on August 20, according to the Port of Sines website. The LNG Finima, with a capacity of 130,000 cubic metres, is sailing from the Bonny terminal in Nigeria. The terminal is held by REN Atlântico and has a nominal se
Fos Cavaou LNG terminal received the Al Mafyar Q-Max tanker – the very first of its kind in France. The vessel belongs to the Q-max class: the largest existing tankers for transporting Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), with a total fleet of 14 worldwide. This giant of the seas is 345 metres long and 54 m
For half a century, IHC Merwede has had a strong history in the design and build of split hopper vessels. As an example, the Omnibarge is renowned for being robust, due to its well-balanced design. After the introduction of the first vessel in the early Sixties, this success story has resulted in th
Last week, Jan De Nul Group ordered a new vessel at the Uljanik Shipyard in Pula, Croatia. The vessel with a deadweight of 10,500 tonnes and a total length of 138 m will be a multipurpose vessel. It will be a trenching and offshore support vessel, a subsea rock installation vessel and a cable laying
The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico imported 12 liquefied natural gas cargoes in the first half of this year, according to the U.S. DOE data. Puerto Rico imports LNG from Trinidad and Tobago via a regasification terminal and combined cycle power plant located in the Guayanilla Bay, near Peñuelas. Howewe
The Zeebrugge LNG terminal in Belgium, operated by Fluxys, will get an LNG cargo onboard the 217,000 cbm Al Khuwair from Qatar on August 28, port data says. Currently, a second LNG jetty is being built at the terminal and the understructure for the jetty has recently been completed. The second jetty
A ship to ship transfer operation involving liquid natural gas has commenced in Scapa Flow on Monday. The transfer of LNG is taking place between two vessels while at anchor in the Flow. The vessel Ben Badis will transfer approximately 70,000 cubic metres of LNG to a second vessel, the Excel. The op
International law firm Ince & Co LLP advised Golar LNG Limited on the successful completion of a Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) time charter with the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of Jordan. Ince advised Golar on all aspects of the charter and related documentation, from
