Damen Shiprepair Dunkerque, part of the Dutch shipbuilding giant Damen, is moving forward with works on converting the trailing suction hopper dredger Samuel de Champlain from diesel-electric propulsion to dual-fuel capability. Once complete, the Samuel de Champlain will be the first dredger in Euro
Crowley Maritime’s new liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered container/roll on-roll off ship El Coquí was christened on Saturday at the JaxPort Cruise Ship Terminal in Florida, USA. The October 20 christening marks the official start of service of the LNG-powered vessel. The ship, one of the world’s f
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from the United States rose during the week ending October 17, according to the Energy Information Administration. Five LNG cargoes with a combined LNG-carrying capacity of 16.9 billion cubic feet (Bcf) departed the US in the week under review. All of these cargoe
US energy company Kinder Morgan said on Wednesday that the start-up of its Elba Island liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project near Savannah, Georgia had been pushed back, again. “Our Elba liquefaction project, we now anticipate that it will be in service in the first quarter of 2019,” Kim Dang,
Estonia-based shipping company Tallink Grupp and Rauma Marine Constructions signed a letter of intent for the construction of a new LNG-powered shuttle ferry for the Tallinn-Helsinki route. The vessel is expected to cost about 250 million euros ($287m) and will be built at the Rauma shipyard in Finl
CNH Industrial said an LNG-fueled Iveco truck completed what is believed to be the longest ever journey by road on a single fill.
Trinidad and Tobago’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) production increased 20 percent year-on-year in August to 2.51 million cubic meters. When compared to the month before, production at Atlantic LNG’s 14.8 mtpa Point Fortin facility rose 0.7 percent, according to the monthly data provided by Trinidad’
Bureau Veritas said it had been selected as the class society for the new Eesti Gaas’ liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering vessel to be built by the Dutch shipbuilder Damen Group. As informed earlier this month, the 6000-cbm vessel will provide LNG bunkering for LNG-fuelled vessels in the North-Eas
Japan’s Inpex is reportedly set to load the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo from its giant Ichthys project in Australia this week. The LNG vessel Pacific Breeze was located close to the Ichthys LNG terminal near Darwin with a departure date of October 17, according to Reuters. After the firs
US LNG operator Dominion Energy is restarting its Cove Point liquefied natural gas export terminal in Maryland following a planned maintenance that started late September. “The scheduled inspection and maintenance outage at the Dominion Energy Cove Point LNG terminal is nearing completion,” Dominion
AET, a unit of the Malaysian shipping giant MISC, named its first LNG dual-fueled Aframax vessels, Eagle Brasilia and Eagle Bintulu at a ceremony held at the Samsung Heavy Industry (SHI) shipyard in Geoje, South Korea.
Australia’s east coast liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporters have signed a new deal with the federal government to help counter domestic gas supply shortages. Representatives of the three LNG export projects on Curtis Island and the government signed an extended heads of agreement on September 30, a
Estonian energy company Eesti Gaas said Tuesday it has ordered a liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering vessel with a capacity of 6,000 cbm. The 99.8m long vessel will be built by the Dutch shipyard Damen Group and will be delivered in September 2020. It will provide LNG bunkering for the growing num
US engineering giant Fluor is to book $8.4 billion from its share in the LNG Canada contract following the positive final investment decision announced by the Shell-led project on Tuesday. Fluor’s joint venture with Japan’s JGC Corporation has been previously selected to provide the engineering, pro
