The Mozah LNG carrier, with a capacity of 266,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal from Qatar on July 3, according to the Milford Haven Port Authority website. The South Hook LNG terminal, a part of the Qatargas 2 integrated value chain, is one of the largest LNG re-gas
GasLog has completed the acquisition of three LNG carriers from an affiliate of BG. This completes the second acquisition of ships from BG by GasLog in 2014.The acquisition of the first three vessels was announced in January and completed in April. The three ships will be chartered back to BG for si
GasLog said that it has ordered two new 174,000 cubic meter LNG carriers from Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in South Korea. The vessels are expected to be delivered in the second half of 2017, and marks GasLog’s first orders from the world’s largest shipbuilder. The vessels have been ordered with p
Van Oord, a leading international contractor specialising in dredging, marine engineering and offshore projects, recently acquired all shares of its Spanish subsidiary Dravo S.A. The company will continue its activities under the name Dravo S.A. The company, with its office in Madrid, is engaged in
Danser Group said it has performed the first LNG bunkering operation for the company’s recently refitted container barge Eiger-Nordwand. According to Danser, the Eiger-Nordwand is the first barge in the world that has been converted to LNG propulsion. The old engines have been replaced with dual-fue
Dynagas LNG Partners said that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of the ownership interests in the entity that owns and operates the 2013 built ice class LNG carrier Arctic Aurora from Dynagas Holding Ltd., Dynagas Partners’ sponsor, for a purchase price of $235.0 million. On Jun
When bunkering Fjord Line’s MF Bergensfjord in Risavika on 9th May there was an LNG leakage in the connecting point between land and sea. The ship was bunkered by truck. The incident did not lead to any personnel injuries or any damage to the ship, Skangass said in a statement. Due to the incident S
Quarz de Haguenau SARL, based in Batzendorf, France, have received their first fully electric driven ISD300-M Suction Dredger from IDRECO BV. This IDRECO ISD300-M dredger is easy demountable and transportable by trucks. The dredger is equipped with an in-board high performance Idreco IDP300 dredge p
The UK’s South Hook liquefied natural gas import terminal is expected to receive a cargo of LNG from Qatar next week, port data shows. The Umm Slal LNG tanker, with a capacity of 266,000 cbm, is due to arrive at the South Hook terminal on June 30. The South Hook terminal can process 15.6 million [&h
IHC Merwede Holds Naming Ceremony for Dredger ITALENI The South African company Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has named its 750m3 grab hopper dredger, ITALENI, during a special ceremony hosted by the shipbuilder IHC Merwede. Maldives: Hulhumalé Land Reclamation Contract Awarded A US$50
Statoil of Norway delivered its first cargo of liquefied natural gas to China on April 16, the Royal Norwegian Embassy in China said in a statement. Approximately 144,000 cbm of LNG was sold to CNOOC and delivered into their Zhuhai receiving terminal in Guangdong province, according to the statement
The Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA) inaugurated the “Eiger-Nordwand”, the first inland waterway vessel to be retrofitted with pollution-reducing Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) engines. This pilot vessel represents one of the milestones of the EU-supported “LNG Masterplan Rhine-Main-Danu
The South African company Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has named its 750m3 grab hopper dredger, ITALENI, during a special ceremony hosted by the shipbuilder IHC Merwede. The ceremony was performed on 18 June by TNPA’s Supply Chain General Manager, Ms Ncumisa Nkanunu, in the shipyard of I
Exmar Shipmanagement, managers of the LNG carrier Explorer, reported that the vessel experienced a fire in the engine room on June 14 about 240 west of Mumbai, India. “The fire was promptly extinguished by the ship’s crew using portable fire extinguishers. No casualties or injuries occurred, but the
