Vessels
BW Tulip completes 8th STS LNG transfer of Honningsvåg
BW LNG, a unit of the Singapore-based gas shipping giant BW Group, said its 173,400-cbm BW Tulip liquefied natural gas carrier hit an STS transfer milestone.
Red Rock Crane Packages for Two Trailing Suction Hopper Dredgers
Red Rock Marine, a Norway based company with a vision to deliver tailor-made solutions, has signed new contracts with a Singaporean shipyard for delivery of complete crane packages for two trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHDs). Commenting the latest news, Thomas Holte, Chief Commercial Officer at
Drewry: Qatar Petroleum’s orders to push LNG newbuilding prices up
Qatar Petroleum has invited tenders for the construction of more than 100 LNG ships to meet the requirements of the expansion of Qatargas LNG liquefaction project and the Golden Pass LNG project in the US.
GTT scores tank design order for Capital Gas LNG carrier
French liquefied natural gas containment system specialist, GTT has been contracted by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) to design storage tanks for a newbuild LNG carrier.
Brittany Ferries LNG-powered vessel delivery pushed to 2020
French shipping company Brittany Ferries noted that its LNG-powered cruise ferry Honfleur will certainly miss the start of the summer 2019 season, the original delivery date.
Shell CFO: first Prelude LNG cargo set for Q2
The Hague-based LNG giant Shell expects to ship its first cargo of the chilled fuel from its Prelude floating LNG facility located offshore Western Australia.
GasLog lays keel for new LNG carrier at SHI
Monaco-based LNG shipper GasLog said it has held a keel laying ceremony for its liquefied natural gas carrier currently under construction at the South Korean Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard.
Desgagnés takes delivery of its fifth LNG-fueled tanker
Quebec City-headquartered shipper Desgagnés has taken delivery of Rossi A. Desgagnés the last in the series of LNG-fueled oil-chemical tankers.
Dragon LNG terminal books Qatari cargo
The UK’s Dragon LNG terminal is scheduled to receive a Qatari cargo of liquefied natural gas at the end of the week.
Klaipedos Nafta sells its stake in Kairos charter
Lithuanian LNG terminal operator Klaipedos Nafta has agreed to sell its stake in the world’s largest liquefied natural gas bunkering vessel, Kairos.
Flex LNG works out financing for its LNG quartet
Flex LNG, the company controlled by billionaire John Fredriksen and an emerging player in the LNG shipping business has entered into a sale-charter back transaction with Hyundai Glovis for the vessels Flex Endeavour and Flex Enterprise.
BP Shipping adds six LNG carriers to its fleet
BP Shipping added six new liquefied natural carriers to its fleet following a $1.3 billion ship build project.
AIDAnova bunkers LNG in Barcelona
Carnival Corporation said that its Germany-based AIDA Cruises brand saw the arrival of the world’s first cruise ship powered by LNG, AIDAnova, in Barcelona, where it completed first liquefied natural gas bunkering in the Mediterranean.
Highlights of the Week
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