GasLog Ltd., an international owner, operator and manager of LNG carriers, said that the company’s options for two LNG carriers at Samsung Heavy Industries that were previously reported to have expiry in 2012, will now expire in Q1 2013. The company’s fleet consists of 10 wholly-owned LNG carriers,
Hellesøy H/N 152 will be equipped by PG for Cargo Handling Systems, Ballast Water Treatment and Tank Cleaning solutions, PG Marine Group said in a statement. The vessel will be of VS 4411 DF design with an overall length of 89 meters and a beam of 19 meters and with maximum 5,500 dwt. The ship [&hel
The amount of the Operational Programme – Infrastructure and Environment (OPI&E) grant for the construction of the LNG terminal in Świnoujście has been significantly increased. The maximum sum of the subsidy was increased from PLN 456 million to PLN 551.8 million. This confirms that so far the polic
Turkish energy minister Taner Yildiz said that his country will discuss building an LNG terminal with Qatar on its Aegean coast to help meet rising domestic needs, Reuters reported. The planned LNG terminal on the Gulf of Saros, an inlet in European Turkey, would have an annual capacity of 5-6 billi
CBM Asia Development Corp. announced that due to a sharp increase in the level of interest from the UK investment community the Company has retained the service of Buchanan Communications Ltd., subject to the acceptance of the TSX Venture Exchange. Buchanan Communications Ltd., based in London, UK,
The Milaha Qatar liquefied natural gas carrier, with a capacity of 145,602 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the Zeebrugge LNG terminal from Qatar on January 23, according to port data. The Zeebrugge LNG terminal is situated on a 30ha site in the outer port of Zeebrugge, Belgium. It is operated by F
Tor Morten Osmundsen takes over as Managing Director of Skangass AS, replacing Bjørn Torkildsen. The change is being made as a consequence of the company’s transition to a new phase, with a stronger commercial focus. “I have been in charge of Skangass through the development phase, during which we h
SAM Electronics, an L-3 company, has equipped Viking Line’s new 57,000-gt passenger ferry, Viking Grace, with a NACOS Platinum integrated navigation control system together with a Valmatic Platinum integrated automation system from its associate company, L-3 Valmarine. Built by STX Finland at its Tu
MEYER WERFT completed its new Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) tanker, the CORAL ENERGY, for the Dutch owner Anthony Veder, based in Rotterdam. It is the first ship of a new gas tanker type which is equipped with an eco-friendly dual-fuel engine. The tanker is operated with natural gas bringing the emiss
Peru LNG shipped a cargo of liquefied natural gas to Spain on Tuesday, according to PeruPetro S.A. The cargo is being hauled by the Valencia Knutsen, a 173.400 cubic-meter tanker operated by Knutsen OAS Shipping, and it is due to arrive at the Barcelona LNG terminal on January 27. The Peru LNG proje
The Murwab LNG tanker, with a capacity of 210,175 cbm, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal from Qatar on January 9, 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 of delivering 21 billion cubic
BP and partners announced the successful start of production from the Skarv field in the Norwegian Sea, one of a series of new major upstream projects that BP brought into production in 2012. Production started on 31 December, 2012. “The start-up of Skarv is a key operational milestone for BP, addin
The Methania liquefied natural gas carrier, with a capacity of 145,702 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the Zeebrugge LNG terminal on January 14, according to port data. The liquefied natural gas carrier will probably load in a re-export cargo and depart from the Zeebrugge terminal on January 16. T
Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, has been contracted to supply the complete dual-fuel propulsion package for two new Liquefied Ethylene Gas (LEG)/Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) tankers being built for Anthony Veder, the Netherlands based shipping company specia
