South Korea

Bloom Energy wins AiP for engineless, fuel cell-powered ship design
U.S.-based manufacturer of solid oxide fuel cells Bloom Energy has secured approval in principle (AiP) from the classification society DNV for engineless, fuel cell-powered LNG carrier design.

Doosan Heavy wins $531m Dangjin LNG tank order from Kogas
South Korea’s s power plant builder Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction has won a $53 million deal to build storage tanks at the Kogas’ planned LNG import terminal in Dangjin.

CS Wind receives large offshore wind turbine tower order in Taiwan
South Korean wind turbine tower manufacturer CS Wind has received an order worth tens of millions of Euros in Taiwan, which the company will deliver through its Taiwanese subsidiary.

Hyundai Heavy to attempt unmanned maiden ocean trip in very large LNGC
South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) plans to test out a maiden transoceanic voyage in a self-operated very large liquefied natural gas carrier (LNGC).

GTT gets tank design order for 6 LNGCs from Korean shipyards
Korean shipyards Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI) have ordered GTT tank design of six new LNG carriers (LNGCs).

GTT scores tank design order for 2 build-in-Korea LNG carriers
French LNG containment specialist GTT has secured an order to design tanks for two new LNG carriers from Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI) and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME).

Latsco’s second LNG carrier on sea trials
Greek shipowner Latsco’s second LNG vessel Hellas Athina is undergoing sea trials at the Yellow Sea.

GTT inks fuel tank design deal for LNG-powered quintet
Engineering company Gaztransport and Technigaz (GTT) has received an order from the South Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) to design the fuel tanks for five very large liquefied natural gas (LNG) powered container vessels.

China’s 1st sea-rail automated terminal to apply “smart port” systems
China’s Beibu Gulf Port Group (BGPG) has selected a terminal operating system (TOS) from South Korean company CyberLogitec to install at its new Qinzhou greenfield terminal.

Qatar Petroleum inks 20-year LNG agreement with KOGAS
State-owned Qatar Petroleum has signed a 20-year deal with the Korean Gas Corporation (KOGAS) to supply two million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of LNG to South Korea.

GTT scores LNG tank order from Samsung Heavy
France’s GTT has received an order from the Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for the tank design of three new LNG carriers.

Hyundai orders MAN’s ME-GA dual-fuel engines for 6 LNG carriers
South Korean Hyundai Heavy Industries’ Engine Machinery Division (HHI-EMD) has placed an order for two MAN Energy Solutions’s ME-GA dual-fuel engines to be installed on each of the six 174 000 cbm LNG carriers.