Höegh LNG’s third FSRU, the 170,000 cbm Höegh Gallant, is expected to start operating as an LNG import terminal in Egypt by the end of 2014. The company signed earlier this year a letter of intent with Egyptian Natural Gas (Egas) to lease the FSRU for a period of five years. The Höegh Gallant is equ
Self-Propelled Grab Hopper Dredger SAYURU was built by Japanese-based shipbuilder Kegoya Dock for the Ceylon Fishery Harbors Corporation (CFHC). The design and construction work of the dredger commenced in October 2013 and its delivery will take place, October 18th, ahead of the original schedule. T
Qatar, the world’s largest liquefied natural gas producer, shipped an LNG cargo from the Ras Laffan Port to Japan today. The Fraiha LNG tanker, with a capacity of 210,000 cubic meters, is expected to arrive at Chubu Electric’s Chita terminal on October 30, according to shipping data. The Chita termi
Keppel’s unit in China, Keppel Nantong, has started work on a barge for Smit Shipping which will be deployed in the Chevron-operated Wheatstone LNG project in Australia. The new barge, Giant 7, will be the third such unit to be delivered by Keppel to the marine services company, the company said in
On October 13th, Repasa’s ASD Tugs assisted the berthing of an LNG tanker in Equatorial Guinea. Yesterday the two Damen Stan Tugs 1606, outfitted as line handling boats, sailed to the buoy to receive another tanker for their first mission in Equatorial Guinea. “For Repasa, this is a successful start
Brittany Ferries of France said it has scrapped plans to build an EUR 270 million LNG-fuelled newbuilding and convert its existing ships to run on the chilled gas. Brittany Ferries chairman Jean-Marc Roue said that the company did not win a temporary exemption for its fleet from next year’s new sulp
MAN Diesel & Turbo has received an order for four MAN B&W 5G70ME-GI engines in connection with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering agreeing a deal with the BW Group to build two LNG carriers. The technical engine specification complies with IMO Tier II, with options to include remedies for Tier
The second of four Damen ASD Tugs 2810 for ARC Towage (Spain) has left for Trinidad. There, the Guapo Warrior will join the fleet of Joint Venture company ARC Towage, which will provide the gas terminal berthing services for a significant energy industry player in Trinidad and Tobago, according to a
Official delivery of the Sayuru, a self-propelled grab hopper dredger that was built under the Grant Aid scheme of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), has been scheduled for next week. Delivery of the dredger to the Ceylon Fishery Harbors Corporation (CFHC) will take place at the Dikkowit
Belgium’s only LNG terminal is expected to receive a cargo of the chilled fuel from Qatar. The 145,602 cbm Milaha Qatar is scheduled to dock at the Zeebrugge terminal on October 25, port data reveals. The Zeebrugge terminal imports liquefied natural gas mainly from the world’s largest LNG exporter,
Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) said it has secured an order for three new LNG carriers worth USD 620 million. The 174,000-cbm vessels have been ordered by an unnamed Asian company and will be delivered by 2018. The vessels will have dual-fuel engines to increase efficiency and reduce emissions, acco
First October cargo was finally unloaded in Argentina at the port of Escobar with seven more vessels waiting for their turn. About 89.880 cbm were discharged from the Polar Spirit which marked the first LNG unload in Argentina since September 25, reports Platts. Cues off the coast of Argentina forme
The latest liquefied natural gas cargo to be loaded at Peru’s only liquefaction plant has been dispatched to Spain. The 173,400 cbm Sevilla Knutsen departed from the Peru LNG terminal on Tuesday. The tanker is probably sailing to the Bilbao terminal, even though the state-owned Perupetro did not pro
Elengy’s Fos Cavaou import terminal received a cargo of LNG from Algeria. The 75,000 cbm Cheikh El Mokrani docked at the Fos Cavaou on Friday, shipping data reveals. Elengy, a unit of GDF Suez, has this year achieved a record of 9,000 deliveries (about 275 million tons) since 1965. The company opera
