Flex LNG, the shipping company controlled by billionaire John Fredriksen, has secured new charter deals as it prepares to take the delivery of another newbuild vessel. South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering will deliver the 173,400-cbm Flex Artemis in August. Following delivery, the
France’s GTT has won an order from Russia’s Zvezda shipyard for the tank design of five ARC7 ice-breaking LNG carriers. The LNG containment specialist said Zvezda awarded the deal at the end of June on behalf of a Russian shipowner. This represents the first order following the technical assistance
Polish LNG import facility, the President Lech Kaczyński terminal in Świnoujście, has been delivered its milestone 100th cargo of the chilled fuel.
The Nordic energy company Gasum has opened a new heavy-duty transport LNG filling station in Lieto, Finland.
Germany-based TGE Gas Engineering has secured a contract from Flogas Britain for the conversion of the Avonmouth LNG facility into an LPG terminal. National Grid closed the storage facility back in April 2016 as it was approaching the end of its technical life. The terminal was previously ensuring s
French containment specialist GTT said Thursday it signed a deal with Russia’s Zvezda shipyard to partner up on the construction of LNG carriers. The technical assistance and license deal will allow Zvezda to build ARC7 ice-breaking LNG carriers fitted with GTT’s containment system. According to the
Polskie LNG, a GAZ-SYSTEM company, and Polish LNG terminal operator said the expansion contractor has been allowed to set up base within the facility’s area.
Dutch ferry operator Rederij Doeksen said its first liquefied natural gas-powered ferry, Willem Barentsz, will start its service on Friday. The ship will operate on the Wadden Sea, a UNESCO World Heritage site. It will work on the ferry connection to Dutch islands of Terschelling and Vlieland. The B
France’s GTT has secured an order from South Korea’s DSME for the tank design of Novatek’s two floating LNG storage units. Daewoo said earlier this month it will build the two FSUs for about 901.3 billion won ($751 million). The deal includes an option for two additional units. The storage and trans
A brand new LNG vessel owned by TMS Cardiff Gas has collided with Cido Shipping’s car carrier offshore Belgium’s Oostende. The 174,000-cbm Amberjack LNG and Grand Venus were in a “minor” collision on June 28 some 25 kilometers offshore the Port of Oostende, according to local media reports. Both of
LNG giant Qatargas said it recently delivered the first cargo on a Q-Flex carrier to the Adriatic import terminal in Italy. The Adriatic LNG terminal received the shipment from the 216,000-cbm Tembek on June 21. The Qatargas-chartered and Nakilat-owned carrier previously loaded the cargo at Qatar’s
Norwegian shipping company Knutsen has taken delivery of its newbuild LNG carrier Traiano Knutsen.
The Hague-based LNG giant Shell issued an update on its second-quarter outlook, initially issued in the company’s first-quarter results.
The Nordic energy company Gasum started operations at its new bunkering station for liquefied gas at Port of Nynäshamn, Sweden mid-June.
