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New TMS Cardiff Gas LNG carrier delivered to Total
Greece-based shipping company TMS Cardiff Gas has taken delivery of a new LNG tanker built by South Korea’s shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries. The newest addition to the shipping company’s fleet is the 174,000-cbm Qogir. TMS Cardiff Gas took delivery of the newbuild LNG vessel on June 1. Qogir wa
Corrected: Shell doesn’t expect Prelude FLNG restart before Q3
LNG giant Shell is not expecting to restart production at its Prelude FLNG facility offshore Western Australia before July. Shell hasn’t exported any cargoes from the FLNG for almost five months following an electrical trip on February 2. “Start-up timing will depend on Covid-19 constraints and comp
GasLog rakes in $35 million in share sale
GasLog has sold 14,400,000 common shares for total gross proceeds of $36.0 million through a private placement shares.
Stena Bulk to start offering low-carbon shipping options
Following up on the successful biofuel trial in April, Stena Bulk is to introduce low-carbon shipping options for its clients.
Knutsen’s small-scale LNG carrier gets third tank
South Korea’s shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo is continuing works on Knutsen’s small-scale LNG carrier and it has recently installed the third tank onboard the 30,000-cbm vessel. The newbuild will be one of the world’s first small and medium-scale LNG carriers to feature C-type bi-lobe cargo tanks. Hyundai
Gasum’s Nauticor does first STS LNG bunkering of Iona
Hamburg based LNG supplier Nauticor, a unit of the Nordic energy company Gasum, has conducted the initial ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation for the newbuild cruise ship Iona.
Port of Marseille Fos looking to become LNG bunkering hub
France’s Marseille Fos port is boosting the use of liquefied natural gas as fuel as it aims to position itself as an LNG bunkering hub for the Mediterranean. The port said in a statement it hosted another ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation last week following the first such operation in early May.
Brittany Ferries cancels contract for LNG-powered ferry at FSG
French shipping company Brittany Ferries and compatriot semi-public company Somanor SAS have confirmed the termination of the construction contract for an LNG-powered ferry with Germany’s Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) shipyard.
RWE, German LNG to explore hydrogen opportunities
RWE and German LNG Terminal have agreed to jointly explore the development of green hydrogen possibilities via the planned LNG terminal in Brunsbüttel.
Wärtsilä contracted for zero-emmissions ferries job
The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä’s has been contracted to design and equip two new zero-emissions ferries being built for Norwegian operator Boreal Sjö at Holland Shipyards in the Netherlands.
VW starts using first LNG-powered car carrier
German giant Volkswagen Group is to send the first LNG-fuelled vessel it chartered from Siem Car Carriers on its maiden voyage. The Siem Confucius is the first of two vessels built at China’s Xiamen Shipbuilding yard which will replace Volkswagen’s conventional heavy oil-powered ships. The car freig
Croatian LNG capacity booked for next three years
State-owned LNG Croatia, the developer of the country’s first import terminal, said Monday that all of the capacities at the planned Krk facility have been booked for the next three years. The LNG terminal on the Croatian island of Krk in the northern Adriatic Sea will have a capacity to send up to
Predator sets up Irish FSRU unit
London Stock Exchange-listed Predator Oil & Gas has established a new unit Predator LNG Ireland to advance an FSRU project in the country.
PGNiG gets first LNG load at Klaipeda
Polish Oil and Gas Company (PGNiG) has received the first supply of liquefied natural gas delivered by sea at the LNG reloading station located in the seaport of Klaipėda, Lithuania.