Princess Dapeng, the world’s largest shallow draft LNG carrier, has been named and delivered to Chinese natural gas distribution company Shenzhen Gas. According to the ship’s builder Hudong Zhonghua, the 80,000 cbm vessel was named and delivered at CSSC Changxing Shipbuilding Base on 18 February. Sa
GAIL (India) Limited, India’s natural gas company with a presence along the entire natural gas value chain comprising of exploration and production, LNG imports, gas transmission and marketing, gas processing, petrochemicals, LPG transmission and city gas distribution, has issued an invitation for E
Norwegian shipping company Höegh LNG has entered into an agreement with Cool Company (CoolCo) to acquire the 2013-built LNG carrier Golar Seal. Under the agreement, Höegh LNG will buy the carrier with 160,000 cbm capacity for $184.3 million. The transaction is expected to close on the redelivery of
Hong Kong-based shipping company Seaspan has held a naming ceremony for the first liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered 15,000 TEU boxship scheduled for charter with Israel-based shipowner ZIM Integrated Shipping Services.
Ertuğrul Gazi, the first Turkish-flagged floating storage and gasification unit (FSRU), has worked at full capacity to meet the demand for natural gas after the devastating earthquake that hit the country on 6 February. According to a statement by Boru Hatları ile Petrol Taşıma AŞ (BOTAŞ), the compa
Amid growing European demand for LNG imports from the US, Svanehøj France, a unit of Danish marine pump manufacturer Svanehøj, has provided a tank gauging system for two LNG tanks at Venture Global’s Calcasieu Pass LNG terminal. Calcasieu Pass LNG is a large LNG export facility in Louisiana develope
Although liner heavyweight Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is trying to keep its ordering of new boxships on the down low, details have emerged of the company’s ten recently ordered LNG dual-fuel containerships. The order was confirmed by China’s CIMC Group, which disclosed that the constructio
Engineering consultancy Multiconsult has been awarded a contract from energy company Equinor and the Snøhvit partners to deliver detailed engineering of the grid connection for the Snøhvit Future project. The contract value is estimated to approximately NOK 38 million ($3,7 million), and Multiconsul
Maran Tankers Management, an oil tanker shipping unit of the Angelicoussis Shipping Group, has taken delivery of its second liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel very large crude carrier (VLCC).
Belgium and Germany have signed an agreement to intensify their energy collaboration and enhance their energy independence, through an Energy Contact Group among other things. The agreement was signed on 15 February in Zeebrugge where Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo received German Chancell
Swiss marine power company WinGD has launched a pilot project for a new engine diagnostics solution that will be trialled on a vessel managed by Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM).
Europes’s increased need for liquefied natural gas (LNG) will likely intensify competition with Asia for limited new supply available over the next two years and may dominate LNG trade over the long term, energy major Shell stated in its LNG Outlook 2023. It is reported that European countries, incl
Norwegian shipping company Knutsen Group has taken delivery of a newbuild 174,000 cbm liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier at South Korean Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI) shipyard. According to Knutsen’s social media update, the vessel named Extremadura Knutsen was delivered to the shipping co
Construction of the second LNG-fueled Icon-class cruise ship for Royal Caribbean has started at the Meyer Turku shipyard. The shipbuilder confirmed this in a social media update stating that the construction began on 15 February with the traditional steel cutting ceremony. This will be Royal Caribbe
