UK’s Grain LNG terminal received a cargo of LNG onboard the 266,000 cbm Mekaines from Qatar on Sunday, according to shipping data. Grain LNG is the UK’s first modern LNG facility and can hold almost 1 million cubic metres of liquefied natural gas in store. The terminal is situated on the Isle of Gra
Trinidad and Tobago’s Point Fortin LNG terminal shipped a cargo of liquefied natural gas to Puerto Rico on Saturday, according to shipping data. The cargo is being carried by the 138,000 cbm Sestao Knutsen, and it is due to arrive at the Peñuelas LNG terminal on April 17. Trinidad and Tobago’s Point
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. of Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, will jointly establish MI LNG Company, Limited, a company to handle the design and marketing of LNG (liquefied natural gas) carriers. Through establishment of the JV, the two companies aim to proactive
The Tembek LNG carrier, with a capacity of 216,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal from Qatar on March 29, according to the Milford Haven Port Authority website. The South Hook terminal can process 15.6 million tonnes of LNG a year and is capable of delivering 21 billi
On 14 March, 2013, a keel laying ceremony took place at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co.Ltd. yard in South Korea for the first gas carrier ordered by Sovcomflot Group for operations under an agreement with petrochemical holding SIBUR. In March, 2012, Russia’s leading shipping company Sovcomflot and pet
Nigeria LNG has reportedly placed an order with Samsung Heavy Industries of South Korea for four LNG tankers. Samsung Heavy said the deal was conditional on Nigeria LNG securing finance for the order, Reuters informs. Another South Korean shipbuilder, Hyundai Heavy, is also in talks with NLNG to bui
With rising fuel costs, environmental regulations and the continuing shortage of qualified seagoing engineers to operate marine steam turbines, diesel propulsion continues to gain ground as a sound economical alternative to traditional steam propulsion for liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers. Alfa
China Shipping Development’s venture plans to order six LNG tankers worth about $1.2 billion by June, Bloomberg reported, citing the company’s chairman Li Shaode as saying. “We will expand LNG transportation business to make it become a new profit growth driver as soon as possible,” he said. “The de
On the 18 th of March 2013, Board of REMONTOWA SHIPBUILDING S.A. signed a new contract for building a modern, double–ended, car–passenger ferry with Gas-Electric propulsion. It is the result of winning the tender announced by SAMSØ Kommune, located in Denmark, in the region of Jutland Peninsula in S
Veson Nautical formally unveiled its LNG module for IMOS (Integrated Maritime Operations System), the company’s flagship product. A complete solution for LNG voyage management, the module is the only one of its kind in the industry. The LNG module is just one example of Veson Nautical’s commitment t
After having designed an LNG inland shipping tanker with a capacity of 2.250 cubic meters, VEKA Group is ready for the future. “The GATE-terminal on the Rotterdam Maasvlakte is the first and up to now the only LNG import terminal in the Netherlands”, project manager Wout van Wijnen says. “We expect
Shell has launched the first 100% LNG powered tank barge at a Christening ceremony attended by Shell CEO Peter Voser at Peters Shipyards in The Netherlands. This LNG powered barge is a first for Shell and for the inland marine industry. Dr. Grahaeme Henderson, Shell Vice President Shipping & Maritim
Peru LNG shipped a cargo of liquefied natural gas to South Korea on March 18, according to PeruPetro S.A. The cargo is being hauled by the 173,400 cubic-meter Sevilla Knutsen, operated by Knutsen OAS Shipping, and it is due to arrive at the Incheon terminal on April 10. The Peru LNG project includes
Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) introduced a plan to add eleven new dredgers to its current fleet by September 2013, reports thefinancialexpress-bd.com. This information was announced yesterday, at the Shipping Ministry’s meeting on “different projects of BIWTA, purchase of dredg
