Global Energy, an LNG carrier owned by Qatari LNG shipping operator Nakilat, has wrapped up its first commercial ship-to-ship transfer of LNG. In a brief social media update on 10 April, Nakilat said that Global Energy completed the operation with BW Helios, an LNG carrier owned by BW LNG, in Linggi
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Samho Shipyard hosted a naming ceremony today for Sonangol Kulumbimbi, a Suezmax tanker built for Sonangol Shipping Holding Limited, part of Angola’s state-controlled oil company Sonangol EP. The vessel is the first of two crude oil tankers Hyundai Samho is building
Japanese shipowner Kumiai Senpaku has inked a construction deal with China’s CSSC Chengxi Shipbuilding and CITIC Financial Leasing involving a total of eleven ships. The deal comprises ten 84.500 dwt multiprupose cargo ships and one 17,000 dwt asphalt carrier. CSSC Chengxi Shipbuilding said that the
BW Batangas, a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) owned by BW LNG, is getting ready to start its deployment with First Gen Corporation’s Batangas LNG import terminal in the Philippines. According to a social media update from BW LNG, a unit of the Singapore-based gas shipping giant BW G
South Korean shipbuilding major Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has secured a construction order for an LNG carrier from an unidentified shipowner from Oceania. The order is worth KRW 339.6 billion ($ 257 million), according to DSME’s stock exchange filing. Under the contract, DSME i
Fairfield Chemical Carriers (FCC), a US operator specialising in chemical tankers, has launched the Fairchem Pioneer, its first LNG-powered stainless steel chemical tanker. The LNG dual-fueled (DF) vessel, jointly developed by Fukuoka Shipbuilding and Fairfield Japan, a subsidiary of FCC, was launch
Dalian COSCO KHI Ship Engineering (DACKS) has launched the newest 24,188 TEU mega containership for Hong Kong-based container shipping company Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL).
In a significant development for China’s shipbuilding industry, the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) and French liner heavyweight CMA CGM have inked an agreement to construct 16 large container ships worth more than 21 billion Yuan ($3.06 billion). The order comprises of twelve 15,000 TEU
In a pressing need to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), the shipping sector and offshore vessel services providers are certainly the protagonists in the whole decarbonization story. However, although we are seeing an increasing number of initiatives, we still have a long way to go.
ClassNK certification society has given an A rating to the LNG dual-fueled chemical tanker Fairchem Pioneer jointly developed by Fukuoka Shipbuilding and Fairfield Japan. The tanker is currently under construction at Fukuoka Shipbuilding, and is going to be chartered to FJL. The vessel was evaluated
A 93,000 cbm LPG carrier with dual fuel LPG propulsion, being built by China’s Jiangnan Shipyard, for Petredec Holdings (Eastern) PTE, has returned from sea trials. The vessel, named Harzand, is the first of a total of six 93,000 cbm LPG vessels Petredec has on order at the yard. The shipbuilder sai
Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards Group posted a revenue of €2.5 billion for 2022 for the first time in the company’s history. The shipbuilder said that the achievement was made despite the effects of the war in Ukraine, which had, and continues to have, a significant impact on business operations.
Inter Terminals Sweden (ITS), part of Inter Terminals, one of the largest independent bulk liquid storage providers in northern Europe, is collaborating with the Port of Gothenburg to introduce methanol bunkering services in the port by the end of 2023. ITS revealed that preparations are ongoing to
DNO has received consent from Norway’s regulator to use one of Island Offshore’s mobile offshore units (MOU) for work on a field.
