Top news of the week September 5-11

Carnival adds three new LNG-powered cruise ships

Carnival Corp, the world’s largest cruise operator, on Tuesday signed a memorandum of agreement with German and Finnish shipbuilders Meyer Werft and Meyer Turku to deliver three additional cruise ships that will be fully powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG).

Engie, Mitsubishi, NYK Line launch joint LNG bunkering company

France’s Engie and its Japanese partners Mitsubishi Corporation and NYK Line have launched Gas4Sea, a new brand for joint marketing of LNG as a marine fuel.

Wood Group, Technip wrap up Gorgon LNG work

Wood Group and Technip have recently completed 11 years of engineering and project management services on the Chevron-operated US$54 billion Gorgon LNG project in Australia.

Australia: Gladstone LNG exports reach record high

LNG exports from the three liquefaction plants located on Curtis Island off Gladstone reached a record high level in August, according to the data from the Gladstone Ports Corporation.

Exmar and Vopak in FSRU talks

Belgium’s Exmar said it has entered into talks to sell its stake in the floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) business to Dutch terminals operator Vopak.

LNG World News Staff