LNG containment designer, GTT said on Thursday it has been granted an approval in principle for cargo handling system on an LNG bunkering ship concept, by the China Classification Society.
Belgium’s Zeebrugge terminal is expected to receive a cargo of liquefied natural gas from the world’s largest producer of the fuel, Qatar. NYK’s 177,000 cbm Grace Dahlia departed from the Qatari port of Ras Laffan on December 7, and is set to dock at the Fluxys-operated terminal’s jetty around Decem
Dredge Yard – producer of mining/dredging components and equipment – has had a very busy year with the launch of a new dredger, supplying equipment and upgrading TSHDs and delivery of compact and economic sediment dredger for the Gulf region. The company also visited several dredging conferences and
China’s Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering (NACKS) and London-based Lloyd’s Register informed they have developed a new dual-fuelled multi-purpose vessel (MPV) design. “The design is an evolution of NACK’s 28K MPV design; the new design is fitted with a 500m3 Type ‘C’ LNG fuel containment system loc
Copenhagen-based Evergas and Hong Kong-listed JHW Engineering & Contracting have entered into an agreement to build four Ineos Max liquefied ethane/ethylene carriers. The deal includes two more carriers on option to be built at a shipyard in China, the two companies said in a joint statement release
Mteck BV, a Dutch based builder of custom cranes for dredging and stevedoring industries, has just delivered an electric dredge crane for Paans Van Oord. The crane, Mteck 200E, is powered by two generators, located below the deck, and these generators are also used for the propulsion. This piece of
Royal Dutch Shell informed that STX Offshore & Shipbuilding has kicked off the construction of the specialized LNG bunker vessel with a steel cutting ceremony on Friday.
The South Hook terminal is scheduled to receive two LNG cargoes from Qatar during next week.
AS Tallink Grupp’s unit, Tallink Superfast recently completed the ownership transfer of the fast ferry Superstar to Medinvest.
Significant progress has been made on the construction of workboat INYOSI that will support Transnet National Ports Authority’s new $62 million trailing suction hopper dredger ILEMBE when she gets to work dredging South Africa’s ports early next year. Carl Gabriel, head of TNPA’s Dredging Services D
Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board on Thursday approved the proposed $70 billion takeover of BG Group by the Royal Dutch Shell.
Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply the complete cargo handling system including the fuel system, as well as the main propulsion system for the LNG carrier being built for Singapore-based Saga LNG Shipping.
DNV GL signed classification agreement with Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding for three 20,000 TEU ultra-large LNG-ready container ships (ULCS) for COSCO Container Lines (COSCON).
REN’s Sines LNG terminal in Portugal is expected to receive a cargo from Nigeria next week.
