On 2 November 2020, it will be 500 days since the last very large crude carrier (VLCC) left active service when it went on its final journey from Jeddah to Bangladesh for dismantling, according to BIMCO, the world’s largest shipowner association.
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) revealed plans to double the number of liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker suppliers by February 2021.
Novatek, Russia’s largest independent natural gas producer, has signed long-term charter deals for six Arc7 ice-class LNG tankers.
Japanese shipping major Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has taken delivery of Sakura Leader, the first large LNG-fueled pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) built in Japan.
In its bid to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in maritime transportation, Total has chartered four LNG-fueled Aframax-type vessels.
Neptune Energy expects its full-year production to be impacted by the closure of the Equinor-operated Hammerfest LNG plant following a recent fire incident.
Qatari LNG shipping giant Nakilat has continued its second phase of the planned management transition.
Australia’s Palaszczuk Government has announced plans to invest AU$21 million ($14.9 million) over two years to revitalise Queensland’s shipping industry.
Chinese imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) have increased by 13.3 per cent in September 2020.
South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) received two new ship-to-shore (STS) cranes on 26 October, marking the first cargo-handling equipment to arrive for the Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal, which is under construction in North Charleston.
Construction on the half-completed LNG-powered ferry will resume at Fosen Yard AS in Rissa, Norway, instead of at Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) yard in Flensburg, Germany.
The South End Container Terminal extension at Canada’s Port of Halifax is now complete and is fully operational.
APM Terminals Poti (APMT) and Poti New Terminals Corporation (PNTC) have teamed up to jointly develop a new bulk cargo facility on the northern side of the Poti Sea Port. Under the deal, APMT will invest in constructing a new breakwater, 400m of quay wall and dredging up to 13.5 meters vessel draft.
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Distribution will be replacing the 33,000-volt subsea electricity distribution cable connecting Lewis and Harris island to the Scottish mainland following a recent fault. On 16 October SSEN received an alert to a fault on its network which temporaril
