Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (August 8-14, 2016). VIDEO: Pythagoras Dredging Solution Pythagoras, a Belgian company involved in providing solutions for dredging, surveying, infrastructure, construction and agriculture, has just released this
Heron Construction Ltd, a New Zealand company involved in dredging and marine construction works, has launched the latest addition to its fleet in Qinhuangdao, China. The GPK, a DFY B-type backhoe dredger, was launched on August 6, the company said in its announcement. The vessel, named in honor of
Mexico is to receive two more cargoes of liquefied natural gas from Peru’s sole liquefaction and export facility at Pampa Melchorita. The first cargo was dispatched on August 2 aboard the 136,600-cbm LNG carrier Galea , data from the state-owned Perupetro shows. The second cargo departed the liquefa
The self-propelled megacutter suction dredger Helios will be transported with a semi-submersible heavy transport vessel from Croatia to the Netherlands for the final outfitting at the Royal IHC yard. The launching ceremony for the CSD Helios took place on May 21st 2016 at Uljanik Shipyard in Pula, C
Shipping company Navigator Gas said it has recently taken the delivery of its dual-fuel ethane carrier Navigator Aurora. The Navigator Aurora was delivered to the owner at Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai, China on August 2. According to Navigator Gas, the ethane carrier is capable to sail both on dies
Dredging and excavation operations in the Kallioholma cable landing area for the Tahkoluoto offshore wind farm are set to begin next week. Jan De Nul Group is in charge of dredging, seabed construction work and the installation of foundations and wind turbines. The seabed preparation works started t
Terntank’s LNG-powered 15,000 DWT chemical tanker Ternsund is currently bunkering liquefied natural gas in the Port of Rotterdam. It is the first sea-going vessel to bunker LNG in the Dutch port, one of the world’s busiest ports. As previously reported by LNG World News, the Ternsund is also the fir
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (August 1-7, 2016). TSHD Arco Dee Picks Up WW2 Bomb Off Selsey Trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Arco Dee’ has picked up an unexploded World War Two shell during its work off Selsey. New Cutter Suction Dredger De
Natural gas spot prices in the United States were mixed in the week ending August 3 with the Henry Hub price rising 8¢ from last Wednesday, the Energy Information Administration said in its weekly report. The Henry Hub spot price rose from $2.80/MMBtu last Wednesday to $2.88/MMBtu two days ago, the
Chevron’s giant Gorgon LNG facility on Barrow Island in Western Australia is continuing with exports of the chilled fuel following two shutdowns in March and July this year. The US$54 billion LNG project shipped its first cargo of LNG on March 21 but was then forced to shut down due to a mechanical
Texas-based Excelerate Energy said it is nearing its 1000th commercial Ship-to-Ship (STS) transfer of liquefied natural gas (LNG), which is set to be completed in late August. The operation will take place at one of the company’s floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) projects in Dubai, Pak
Teekay’s second LNG carrier to be equipped with dual fuel MEGI engines has commenced its five-year charter with US-based LNG export player Cheniere. The M-type, electronically controlled, gas injection (MEGI)-powered LNG tanker named Oak Spirit started the fee-based charter with Cheniere on August 1
The 159,800-cbm Maran Gas Delphi, chartered by Anglo-Dutch giant Shell, is the third LNG vessel to transit the newly expanded Panama Canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The Greek-flagged vessel, that has recently loaded the 20th LNG cargo from Cheniere’s Sabine pass export plant in Lou
Singapore-based gas shipping giant BW said it has amended its LNG tanker orders it has with South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME). BW adjusted orders for two LNG tankers ordered in September 2014, and two in September last year, a BW spokeswoman confirmed to LNG World News on
