Lady sponsor Annemie van der Ven- Scheeren, who named the ‘Coastal Voyager’ of Acta Marine in Amsterdam (The Netherlands) on 28th February, has not taken her task lightly. The spouse of the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Acta Marine not only wished vessel and crew well, but also held a marvell
The Cryodynamics Division of Ebara International Corporation announced their recent award of 10 Cryogenic Pumps for BW’s first Liquefied Natural Gas Floating Storage Regasification Unit (4ea Hull/Feed Pumps, 6ea Booster Pumps). This vessel will be the latest addition to BW’s fleet of 16 LNG carriers
From June 10 through 21, 2013, TID’s annual Beaver Engineer Training will take place at TID’s training facilities in the Netherlands. This two-week training programme is aimed at (future) crew of IHC Beaver dredgers, IHC Merwede’s range of durable and highly efficient standardised cutter dredgers of
According to Carlos Isidoro, the director for Transport and Communications of Sofala province, the Macuti ocean dredger is expected to arrive at the port of Beira at the end of the first half of 2013. This dredger, built in Lithuania by Western Baltija Shipbuilding, will ensure a depth of at least 8
Belgium’s Zeebrugge liquefied natural gas terminal is expected to receive another cargo of LNG from Qatar onboard the 145,702 cbm Al Thakhira on March 19, according to the Zeebrugge Port Authority. The Fuwairit LNG tanker, with a capacity of 138,262 cbm, is due to arrive in the Zeebrugge LNG termina
Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) of South Korea has terminated a $2.39 billion order by FLEX LNG for four LNG FPSO vessels, the company revealed in a filling to the stock exchange. One of the world’s largest shipbuilders said that the completion of the order, first made in 2008, had since been postpon
Rising demand has prompted owners to order more and larger LPG vessels, according to the latest LPG Forecaster from Drewry Maritime Research. The increased demand has been further improved by a growing consumption base in emerging economies, with supply bolstered by an expected emergence of new expo
The second of Fjord Line’s two new cruise ferries was launched Friday in Gdansk, Poland, with thousands looking on from the pier. The ship, which will be called MS Bergensfjord, is painted in Fjord Line’s easily recognizable red and white design. The cruise ferry will now be towed to Bergen Group Fo
One of the Dredge & Marine Company, LLC dredge designers, Eric Lynch, has created an animation of the typical operation for a standard dredge in the “Sandpiper Series” line of cutter suction dredges. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Youtube. All n
Peru LNG shipped a liquefied natural gas cargo to South Korea yesterday, according to PeruPetro S.A. The cargo is being hauled by the 173,000 cubic-meter Ribera del Duero Knutsen, and it is due to arrive at the Incheon LNG terminal on March 26. The Peru LNG project includes two parts: an LNG plant w
The Fuwairit LNG tanker, with a capacity of 138,262 cbm, is due to arrive in the Zeebrugge LNG terminal from Qatar on March 15, according to port data. The Zeebrugge LNG terminal is situated on a 30ha site in the outer port of Zeebrugge, Belgium. It is operated by Fluxys LNG and has an annual [&hell
Petronet’s Dahej LNG terminal on India’s west coast is due to get a cargo of LNG onboard the 138,097 cbm Disha from Qatar on March 5, according to shipping data. The Dahej terminal in Gujarat is India’s first LNG import terminal and has a nominal capacity of 10 MMTPA. The terminal is meeting around
Trinidad and Tobago shipped an LNG cargo from the Point Fortin terminal to Argentina on Friday, according to shipping data. The cargo is being carried by the Polar Spirit, an 89,880 cubic-meter tanker, and it is due to arrive at Argentina’s Escobar LNG terminal on March 18. The Point Fortin LNG term
On 20 February at the STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd yard a keel laying ceremony took place for LNG carrier Pskov, ordered by Sovcomflot for operations under a long-term agreement with Gazprom Global LNG. Pskov is the second vessel being built for Sovcomflot at the STX shipyard and is due to be
