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Finland’s LNG-fueled icebreaker bunkers at Pori
Arctia’s LNG-fueled icebreaker Polaris that entered service on Monday has bunkered liquefied natural gas at Skangas’ LNG terminal in Pori.
Malta in LNG first
Malta has received its first ever cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) on Wednesday at the Delimara terminal and power station. The Shell-managed 136,600-cbm LNG carrier Galea docked beside the floating storage unit (FSU) Armada LNG Mediterrana in the Marsaxlokk Bay. The FSU is moored at the Delimar
ACE Winches wins Prelude FLNG job
ACE Winches, a deck machinery specialist, informed it has been awarded a spooling contract for Shell’s Prelude floating liquefied natural gas project from Oceaneering.
Gas supply from Lithuania’s LNG terminal soars in 2016
Gas supply from Lithuania’s LNG terminal in the port of Klaipeda to the gas transmission system rose 220 percent in 2016, compared to the year before.
Fluxys opens second Zeebrugge LNG jetty
Belgium’s Fluxys has officially opened the second jetty at its Zeebrugge terminal with the first commercial loading of an LNG carrier. The second LNG jetty was commissioned in late December following operational tests carried out over recent months. The Dutch-flagged 15,600 cbm Coral Energy, owned b
Vard wins LNG-fueled ferry duo contract
Norwegian shipbuilder, Vard, on Tuesday said it has won a contract for the construction of two LNG-fueled car and passenger ferries for Torghatten Nord.
Evergas names fifth LNG-fueled carrier
Danish shipping company, Evergas, named the fifth LNG-fueled “Dragon” class carrier at the Pilot station, Philadelphia, in the United States.
WinGD approves use of Mitsubishi turbochargers for dual-fuel engines
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Engine Co. informed that Winterthur Gas & Diesel approved the first use of a MET turbocharger on its dual-fuel engines.
Gazprom’s daily gas supplies to Europe hit record high
Russian energy giant Gazprom said its daily supplies of natural gas to Europe had reached another record high due to freezing cold and snowstorms that hit Europe lately. Gazprom said in a statement that natural gas flows to what it calls the Far Abroad – Europe and Turkey but not the former Soviet U
Finland: World’s first LNG-fueled icebreaker starts service
Arctia’s LNG-fueled icebreaker Polaris entered service on Monday, January 9, joining icebreakers Otso and Kontio that have been in service since early December 2016.
Portugal books Nigerian LNG cargo
REN’s Sines LNG import terminal on Portugal’s Atlantic coast is scheduled to receive a cargo of liquefied natural gas next week.
Gassco: Norwegian gas exports to Europe hit record
Exports of Norwegian gas within Gassco’s operatorship to Germany, Belgium, France and the UK hit record volumes in 2016, reaching 108.56 billion standard cubic meters.
Gasconsult, Osomo to cooperate on small-scale LNG
UK-based LNG technology and project development company, Gasconsult, signed an agreement with Osomo Projects to pursue small-scale and biogas liquefaction projects with capacities up to 70,000 tons per year.
Yamal LNG module deliveries continuing despite cold snap
Dutch heavy lift company Mammoet said it is continuing with the delivery of modules for the Novatek-operated Yamal LNG project in the Russian Arctic despite bone-freezing cold and snowstorms that hit Russia and Europe lately. “Our team in Yamal is continuing to transport huge modules, despite minus