Ocean Tug & Barge Engineering (OT&BE) said that it has been recently selected to design a new high speed, LNG-fueled articulated tug and barge (AT/B) container carrier for Minyan Marine. It will be the world’s first LNG-powered AT/B. Minyan Marine is planning to operate high speed U.S. coastwise AT/
Staff and managers at Alewijnse Marine Systems are celebrating the success of the first of twin innovative LNG Greenstream tankers at the 16th Maritime Awards Gala that took place on the 31st of October 2013. The award of the KNVTS Ship of the Year Award to the Greenstream tanker marks the fifth yea
During the last couple of weeks TGE Marine has obtained a number of new contracts for the engineering and delivery of gas handling systems and cargo tanks. In August contract was signed with Xinle Shipyard and CSR for the supply of the gas handling system for a 30,000 cbm LNG-carrier to be construct
Wison Offshore & Marine announced that it successfully completed the installation of the three LNG storage tanks into the hull of the Caribbean FLNG project. With this major activity completed, the pathway is clear for installing the barge deck and topsides on the project. The Caribbean FLNG project
Finnish survey company Finnish Consulting Group Ltd (FCG) has placed an order for a new GRP survey boat from Blyth Workcats Ltd of Canvey Island, UK. The 14-meter catamaran will be known as the Nordic Sonar and it is now being built to meet the specialized needs of the FCG survey teams. It will be [
Qatargas delivered on Thursday the first cargo of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to China National Offshore Oil Corporation’s (CNOOC) Zhuhai LNG terminal located in the Guangdong province. The cargo arrived aboard the Q-Flex LNG vessel Al-Gattara and will be used to commission the latest addition to th
Portugal’s Port of Sines will get a shipment of liquefied natural gas on November 2, port data shows. The LNG Lagos, with a capacity of 122,000 cubic metres, is sailing from the Bonny terminal in Nigeria. The Sines terminal is held by REN Atlântico and has a nominal send out capacity of 600,000 cubi
Fassmer of Germany said it has won a contract to design and build the new dual-fuelled Heligoland ferry for Cassen Eils – the first new building under the German flag equipped with LNG propulsion. The nearly 80-meter-long ship builds on proven features of Helgoland vessels operated by Cassen Eils Gm
Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in Korea and Cosco Shipyard in China has selected KONGSBERG’s “Full Picture” solution with extensive Dynamic Positioning (DP), Automation, Navigation , Hydroacoustic positioning and riser management solutions from KONGSBERG for a tota
Among the large passenger vessels built to date, m/s Viking Grace is the most environmentally sound and most energy efficient. The Viking Grace entered service in 2013 and operates between Turku and Stockholm in the Baltic Sea. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ga5JUGL-AU Wärtsilä has provided a mult
Greek shipping company Dynagas said it wants to support a cleaner environment through safe and efficient transportation of clean-burning liquid natural gas (LNG). “Dynagas recognizes its responsibilities to the industry to deliver its service in a safe, reliable and economically competitive manner,”
Argentina’s Bahía Blanca GasPort is due to receive a liquefied natural gas cargo on November 14, according to shipping data. The cargo, which was re-exported from Belgium’s Zeebrugge terminal on Saturday, is being hauled by the 140,000 m3 Galicia Spirit. The Bahía Blanca GasPort is South America’s f
The Zarga LNG tanker, with a capacity of 266,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal from Qatar on October 31, according to port data. The South Hook terminal can process 15.6 million tonnes of LNG a year and is capable of delivering 21 billion cubic metres of gas a [&hell
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is one of the fastest growing energy markets worldwide, and global production capacity could be more than double by the end of the decade. Higher natural gas prices and growing efficiencies in the LNG value chain are making it economically attractive to ship LNG over long
