MAN Diesel & Turbo has announced the 500th sale of its MAN 48/60 medium-speed engine. The milestone was reached with the order of two common-rail variants of the engine by Huta Marine of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia as part of a diesel-electric system to power a self-propelled cutter suction dredger. Huta M
Höegh LNG has executed a Time Charter with Gas Natural for LNG Libra. The vessel is a 126,000 cubic meter LNG carrier with steam turbine propulsion scheduled to be delivered to Gas Natural in Trinidad end of May 2013, after having completed a scheduled dry docking in Brest, France. The firm period o
Vard Holdings Limited, one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, announced that it has entered into a Letter of Intent with Simon Møkster Shipping for the design and construction of one Platform Supply Vessel (PSV). The shipbuilding contract for the desi
STX Heavy Industries of Korea has held a celebration ceremony for successful domestic development of hybrid engine (DF engine) for onshore and offshore uses to be installed on LNG carrier at its Changwon yard in South Gyeongsang Province on April 15. The newly developed STX-MDT 51/60DF engines are d
The latest LNG cargo to be loaded at the Peru LNG terminal has been dispatched to Mexico, according to PeruPetro S.A The 173,000 m3 Ribera del Duero Knutsen departed from the Peru LNG terminal on April 14, and it is due to arrive at Mexico’s Manzanillo terminal on February 20. The Peru LNG project i
The Al Karaana LNG carrier, with a capacity of 210,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal April 28, 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 billion cubic m
The Port of Milford Haven has today released its annual results for 2012 showing a dip in profits. Changes in worldwide Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) flows have meant the Port has handled significantly fewer LNG carrying ships – a main source of revenue for the Port, and as a consequence net profits b
Portugal’s Port of Sines is expected to receive a shipment of liquefied natural gas from Nigeria on April 26, according to the Port of Sines website. The LNG Finima, with a capacity of 130,000 cubic metres, is sailing from the Nigerian Bonny terminal. The terminal is held by REN Atlântico and has a
Dubai Maritime City announced that the facility and its services were introduced at a specially convened Ship Owner’s meeting at The Capital Club at the Dubai International Financial Centre. The meeting was attended by Khamis Juma Buamim, Chairman of Drydocks World and Maritime World, Nikolas Veniam
The 1st IMarEST LNG Ship Fuel Technology Conference, with its theme ‘Can Technology and Training Cope with Commercial Demands?’ will explore the challenges, as well as the development and potential, of LNG as a fuel for merchant shipping, and, by means of input from all relevant industry stakeholder
Excelerate Energy and the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) have filed their formal application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The filing represents a major milestone in the permitting process and signifies a step closer to receiving approval to build and operate a
Incheon LNG terminal in South Korea is due to receive a cargo from Yemen on May 5, according to shipping data. The cargo is being hauled by the 162,524 cbm BW GDF Suez Paris, and it’s original destination was India’s Dahej terminal, shipping data shows. Incheon LNG terminal is one of the biggest in
The Mesaimeer LNG carrier, with a capacity of 216,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal on April 25, 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 billion cubic
NYK LNG Shipmanagement Ltd. and the Singapore-based NYK Shipmanagement Pte. Ltd.** have teamed together to develop new onboard training software for seafarers on LNG vessels. This new software is called the LNG-Shipboard Training and Assessment Recording System, or LNG-STARS, for short. This newly d
