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
The partnership between German energy company RWE and the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) for the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) has gained ground with the arrival of the first LNG cargo from ADNOC at the Brunsbüttel Elbehafen port, Germany. Here, the LNG will be regasified and fed int
TotalEnergies LNG Services France (TELSF), an affiliate of French energy major TotalEnergies, has concluded the market test launched for floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) capacity in Le Havre, France. From 16 to 30 January, TELSF ran a non-binding call of interest for LNG import and re
Norway’s energy company Equinor has granted compatriot energy services company Aibel an engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) contract for Hammerfest LNG modifications in connection with the Snøhvit Future project. The contract, awarded on behalf of the Snøhvit partnership,
Dutch energy infrastructure firm Gasunie has decided to continue exploring further options for expanding existing capacity at Eemshaven and Gate terminals instead of adding a new floating LNG terminal in the port of Terneuzen which proved to be unfeasible in the short term. The move is part of Gasun
Neste’s Engineering Solutions has completed the construction work of the 2.2-kilometre gas transmission pipeline for Gasgrid Finland’s floating LNG terminal vessel FSRU Exemplar in the port of Inkoo. Finnish transmission system operator Gasgrid recently implemented the country’s first FSRU-based ter
GAZ-SYSTEM’s Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) programme has made significant progress with the FSRU onshore component now holding a complete set of location decisions for a gas pipeline in Poland. According to GAZ-SYSTEM, the governor of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Province has provided t
Norwegian shipowner Höegh LNG has signed a new loan facility agreement with a group of banks to refinance two floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs) employed on long-term contracts in Germany. Höegh LNG’s FSRUs Höegh Esperanza and Hoegh Gannet were chartered by the German Federal Ministry
South Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has ordered the tank design of three new LNG carriers from French LNG containment specialist GTT. HHI placed the order on behalf of an undisclosed European shipowner for three LNG carriers which will offer a total cargo capacity of 200,000 m3 each
Montenegro’s Minister of Finance, Aleksandar Damjanović, and representatives of the United States (US) Department of State have discussed the economic relations between the two countries with an emphasis on cooperation in the field of energy, agreeing to take action in regard to the Bar LNG terminal
French LNG expert Elengy, a part of ENGIE Group, has teamed up with compatriot solutions operator Delta Rail to launch a new LNG container loading service from multimodal platforms remote from the LNG terminals operated by Elengy. Namely, Elengy operates Montoir-de-Bretagne on the Atlantic coast, Fo
