On the morning of August 28th, the shipowner NOR LINES, the class society DNV, guests from related banks and senior managers of Tsuji had witnessed the steel cutting ceremony of The World First Pure LNG Propulsion General Cargo Vessel. Tsuji signed the shipbuilding contract with NOR LINES in Shangha
Shell said today that it has signed a contract for the charter of two new build LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) powered tank barges. These 110 m long barges will operate on the Rhine and will be on charter to Shell from 2013. The new 100% LNG powered barges will not only be a first for […]
Taiwan’s Yung-An LNG terminal is due to receive a cargo of liquefied natural gas this week, according to Kaohsiung Port Authority. The Seri Alam tanker, with a capacity of 138,000 cbm, will reach Yung-An terminal on September 7. The Yung-An terminal is Taiwan’s first liquefied natural gas receiving
Peru LNG shipped a cargo of liquefied natural gas to Spain yesterday, according to PeruPetro S.A. The cargo is being hauled by the 153,600 cubic-meter STX Frontier, owned by STX Pan Ocean. The Peru LNG Project includes two parts: an LNG Plant with a Marine Terminal from which LNG is sent overseas, a
After all building records were beaten in order to accomplish client’s request of delivering the vessel three months before contractual delivery date in Damen Shipyards Gorinchem, the Company was able to join this Damen Multi Cat 1908 together with her sister-ship built at Damen Shipyards Cape Town,
Belgium’s Zeebrugge liquefied natural gas terminal is expected to receive a cargo of LNG this week, according to port data. The Cadiz Knutsen LNG tanker, with a capacity of 138,000 cbm, is due to arrive on August 5. The Zeebrugge terminal is operated by Fluxys LNG and has an annual throughput capaci
IHC Merwede has successfully launched the largest backhoe dredger in the world on 31 August 2012. The name of the vessel will be revealed at the end of the year during a special ceremony. The launch took place at the shipyard of its cooperation partner, NMC, in Nieuw-Lekkerland, The Netherlands. IHC
Höegh LNG Holdings announced that it has been selected the preferred bidder for the floating LNG import terminal (FSRU) sponsored by Colbún S.A. and AES Gener S.A. in Chile. The term of the contract is 10 years, with an extension option for the two companies for a further 5 years. The start-up of th
The Al Mafyar liquefied natural gas tanker, with a capacity of 266,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal from Qatar on September 7, 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
Kherson dredgers factory “VVV Spetstekhnika” signed another contract for the production of equipment for the company from Nigeria. This year is the fourth major order from the African continent. For Chibert Nigeria LTD will be made dredge NSS 2000/63-F-K. Depth of the development of this modificatio
The Mützelfeldtwerft Nord GmbH, Cuxhaven, and the Kundt ServiceGmbH, Dormagen, will start working together in Cuxhaven under the joint brand name “MKS dredging” manufacturing and assembling excavator pontoons (“Backhoe Dredger”). “MKS dredging” benefits from the geographical advantages in Cuxhaven T
The 16th of August last, the “Ocean Traverse Nord”, was christened. The remarkable dredger is the result of an even more remarkable international collaboration. This inspired the busy christening ceremony. The christening ceremony took place at Quebec, Canada, along quay near the Ocean head office.
On August 16, the Ocean christened its trailing suction hopper dredge, the Ocean Traverse Nord. It was built this past year at Ocean Industries shipyard at Isle-aux-Coudres. The 25-million-dollar shipbuilding project, the largest ever in Eastern Canada and Ocean’s first dredge, created over fifty ne
The Milaha Qatar liquefied natural gas carrier, with a capacity of 145,602 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the Zeebrugge LNG terminal on August 31, according to shipping data. The Zeebrugge LNG terminal is situated on a 30ha site in the outer port of Zeebrugge, Belgium. It is operated by Fluxys LN
