Höegh LNG said it has exercised an option to purchase 50% of the LNG carrier STX Frontier. The vessel is a 153,600 cubic meter LNG carrier with tri fuel, diesel electric propulsion. Höegh LNG said in a statement that the company is very pleased with the vessel’s performance after having operated it
Höegh LNG has exercised an option for a fourth new floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) to be built at Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea. The vessel will be able to operate as a floating LNG import terminal, as well as an ordinary LNG carrier. The FSRU will be delivered in the first
On Saturday 6 October 2012 the Kooiman Group is celebrating the commissioning of their biggest project to date, with a unique Open Day. The Kooiman Group and Reimerswaal Dredging welcome guests, and involved and interested parties on Saturday 6 October between 10.00 and 14.30 hrs, to see the Reimers
The suction dredger “Eke Möbius” built by the Sietas shipyard was today ceremoniously christened at the Cruise Center at Hamburg’s harbour. It is the second such vessel built by Sietas for Josef Möbius Bau-GmbH. The design and construction of these complex ships marks a successful premiere for the s
Port of Sines in Portugal is scheduled to receive a shipment of LNG from Nigeria on September 29, according to the Port of Sines website. The 160,276 cbm Malanje LNG tanker is sailing from Nigerian Bonny terminal. The terminal is held by REN Atlântico and has a nominal send out capacity of 600,000 c
Today Van Oord’s first shallow water pipe lay vessel Stingray was named at the COSCO shipyard in Nantong, China. The naming ceremony was performed by Mrs A. Athmer-Albersen, wife of Managing Director Offshore, Mr J.B.E.M. Athmer. Stingray is designed in accordance with the highest quality and safety
Petrobras has chartered two vessels, Excalibur and Excelsior, to transport and storage Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). Each vessel has a storing capacity of 138,000 m³, equivalent to 276,000 m³ liquefied natural gas (165.6 million m3 LNG after regasification). This volume is sufficient to meet the dema
Island Offshore Management took delivery of the 21’st vessel in its fleet. Island Contender is of design UT 776 CDG and equipped for operating on LNG alone. Island Contender is the sistership to Island Crusader delivered in May. Fuel consumption measurements show that it was correct to go for this c
Trinidad and Tobago shipped an LNG cargo from the Point Fortin terminal on Tuesday, according to shipping data. The cargo is being carried by the 126,450 cubic-meter Matthew, and the destination of the cargo is unknown at this moment. Point Fortin LNG terminal produced 14,664,884 mt of LNG in 2011.
Peru LNG shipped a cargo of liquefied natural gas to Spain on Tuesday, according to PeruPetro S.A. The cargo is being hauled by the Valencia Knutsen, a 173.400 cubic-meter tanker operated by Knutsen OAS Shipping. The Peru LNG project includes two parts: an LNG Plant with a Marine Terminal from which
Sichuan Chuangang Gas, of which Kunlun Energy is the holding company, collaborated with the Nanchong Transportation Department of Chuan Zhong Oil-Gas-Mining of South-West Oil and Gas filed on the modification work of LNG vehicles. Two diesel powered crude oil tankers went through modification proces
I.M. Skaugen announced that earlier today, a vessel operated by its wholly owned subsidiary Norgas Carriers Private Limited of Singapore, was involved in an incident off the coast of Indonesia. Norgas Carriers Private Limited activated an emergency response after the Norgas Cathinka, was involved in
Nakilat Damen Shipyards Qatar (NDSQ) informed it has launched its first project, the 140m Load Out/Recovery (LOR) Barge at Erhama Bin Jaber Al Jalahma Shipyard in the Port of Ras Laffan, Qatar. The 6,500-tonne LOR Barge was constructed entirely at Erhama Bin Jaber Al Jalahma Shipyard and took 1.6 mi
UK’s Grain LNG terminal will receive a cargo of liquefied natural gas next week, according to shipping data. The cargo is being hauled by the 214,198 cbm Al Kharsaah tanker and it is due to arrive at the Grain LNG terminal on October 1. Grain LNG is the UK’s first modern LNG facility and can hold [&
