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Wärtsilä, SHI partner up on LNG carrier, shuttle tanker design
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) have signed a joint development project (JDP) agreement aimed at establishing a more efficient solution for LNG carrier and shuttle tanker vessels.
Mega LNG projects limited by price uncertainty, DNV GL report shows
Classification society DNV GL noted in its new LNG report that the vast majority (85%) of professionals working in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector believe that more investment is needed in LNG infrastructure to satisfy forecasts for growing global demand after 2025.
Italian ferry with MAN Cryo LNG fuel system starts service
The double-ended RoPax ferry Elio, designed by LMG Marin, for Italian shipowner Caronte & Tourist has entered service.
Furetank orders new LNG-fueled ship. Sells Fure Vinga vessel.
Sweden-based Furetank has signed a contract for a 17,999 dwt dual-fuel product tanker at Avic Dingheng Shipbuilding.
RS to approve GTT-designed LNG containment systems
Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) and GTT have signed a cooperation agreement in the area of marine LNG transportation.
Novatek agrees to supply Arctic LNG 2 gas to Repsol
Russia’s largest independent natural gas producer and LNG operator Novatek has signed a non-binding heads of agreement (HoA) for the supply of LNG with Repsol. Novatek said on Tuesday that the agreement with Repsol was signed by the company’s trading unit Novatek Gas&Power Asia. The heads of agreeme
JERA, EDF wrap up LNG trading merger
Japan’s LNG importing giant JERA and EDF Trading have completed the transaction to merge their LNG optimization and trading activities into JERA Global Markets, the new name for JERA Trading.
OSV-based LNG carrier vessel design gets DNV GL nod
Classification society DNV GL has presented ShipInox with an Approval in Principle (AiP) for its new small-scale LNG carrier/bunker vessel design.
Novatek, Vitol agree Arctic LNG 2 supply deal
Novatek Gas & Power Asia, a trading unit of Russia’s largest independent natural gas producer and LNG operator, Novatek, signed a heads of agreement with Vitol for the supply of LNG from the Arctic LNG 2 project.
NextDecade inks 20-year LNG supply deal with Shell
US LNG export project developer NextDecade Corporation signed a 20-year sale and purchase agreement with Shell for the supply of volumes from its Rio Grande LNG export project in Brownsville, Texas.
Gazprom and RusGazDobycha agree Ust-Luga LNG project implementation
Gazprom and RusGazDobycha have moved to the implementation stage of the Ust-Luga LNG project following the decision on the final configuration of the project.
UK books Qatari, US cargoes
The South Hook LNG terminal on the shores of UK’s Milford Haven waterway is scheduled to receive a couple of cargo deliveries in the coming days.
PGNiG buys US spot LNG cargo
Polish Oil and Gas Company (PGNiG) informed a new spot LNG cargo from the USA is set to arrive at the Lech Kaczyński LNG terminal in Świnoujście on April 3.
TMS Cardiff Gas inks long-term charter with Vitol
Greek LNG-carrier operator TMS Cardiff Gas has entered into a ten-year time charter contract with the Swiss commodity trader Vitol for one of its X Carrier series vessels.