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Italy’s Caronte & Tourist takes delivery of LNG ferry Elio
LNG-powered Ro-pax ferry Elio has been delivered to its owner Caronte & Tourist Lines in Messina, Italy, under the GAINN4MOS project.
Sovcomflot’s nine-month loss widens on impairment
Russia’s largest shipping company Sovcomflot reported deeper losses during the first nine months of the year, despite turning a profit in the third quarter.
Novatek hits gas at Nyakhartinskoye field
Russia’s largest independent gas producer Novatek said its unit Novatek-Yurkharovneftegas, achieved commercial flows of natural gas from the exploration well PO-1 at the Nyakhartinskiy license area.
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Cheniere inks Sabine Pass Train 6 EPC deal with Bechtel Houston-based LNG exporter Cheniere Energy signed the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) deal with the LNG engineering giant Bechtel for Sabine Pass Train 6. DSME names three Yamal LNG tankers South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbu
GTT books new LNG tank order from HHI
French LNG containment specialist GTT has received a new order from Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) to design storage tanks for two LNG carrier newbuilds.
Papua LNG partners ink state MoU, start engineering studies
France’s Total and its partners ExxonMobil and Oil Search have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Papua New Guinea government for the Papua LNG project.
Enagás-led LNG-fueling project gets EU funding
Spanish LNG terminal operator, Enagás, informed the LNGHIVE2 project has been granted funding by the European Commission through its Connecting Europe Facility.
Teekay: Yamal LNG quartet to be delivered earlier than planned
LNG shipping major Teekay LNG said on Thursday that four ice-class carriers which will serve the Novatek-operated Yamal LNG project in Russia will be delivered earlier than planned. The Arc-7 LNG carriers, Nikolay Yevgenov, Vladimir Voronin, Georgiy Ushakov and Yakov Gakkel will be delivered next ye
Meyer Turku cuts steel for Carnival’s LNG-powered liner
Finland’s Meyer Turku shipyard said it has started the construction of a 5,286-lower berth LNG-powered cruise ship for Carnival Cruise Line.
Awilco LNG tightens quarterly loss
Norwegian based LNG transportation provider Awilco reported a net loss of $4.8 million for the third quarter of 2018.
Russia’s Sovcomflot inks $149m loan for LNG carrier
Russian shipping company Sovcomflot has signed a $149 million credit facility to finance the construction of a 174,000-cbm Atlanticmax LNG carrier. The credit facility, for up to 10 years, has been agreed with a consortium of three international banks, comprising ING Bank, KfW IPEX-Bank and Crédit A
GasLog Partners closes $207.4m LNG carrier acquisition
GasLog Partners, the New York-listed spinoff of LNG shipper GasLog, said Wednesday it closed the previously announced acquisition of LNG carrier Methane Becki Anne. GasLog Partners bought from its parent company 100 percent of the shares in the entity that owns and charters the Methane Becki Anne to
COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry signs service deal with GTT
COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (CHI) signed a technical service agreement (TSA) with the French LNG containment specialist GTT, to carry out LNG carrier repairs.
LNG-fueled bulk carrier Viikki starts Baltic Sea ops
The new LNG-fueled bulk carrier Viikki, owned by ESL Shipping, a subsidiary of the Aspo, has started operating on the Baltic Sea.