South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has secured a US$316 million (339.3 billion won) order from Sovcomflot to build an ice-class LNG tanker to transport liquefied natural gas produced at the Yamal LNG project in Russia, DSME said in a filling to the stock exchange. DSME pla
UK’s South Hook liquefied natural gas terminal is expected to receive a cargo of LNG on March 22, port data reveals. The Al Kharsaah LNG tanker, with a capacity of 214,198 cubic metres, is transporting the cargo from Ras Laffan, Qatar. The South Hook terminal can process 15.6 million tonnes of LNG a
Van Oord Nabs EUR 500 M Land Reclamation Contract (Kuwait) Van Oord has been awarded a land reclamation project in Kuwait. The client is the Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) and the contract value amounts to approximately EUR 500 million. IHC Merwede Launches Dredger ‘AL BAHAR’ C/D HUTA 12
HollandMT has developed a Plain Suction Dredger (PSD) for the purpose of dredging and deepening of inland lakes, estuaries and mining & tailing ponds. The PSD350 Plain Suction Dredger is fitted with a 350 mm dredge pipeline system and is designed for dredging up to –40 m below water level. Reduced d
Bureau Veritas will class a gas-fuelled major ro-ro passenger ferry and oversee the conversion of three existing ro-pax ferries to LNG power for Brittany Ferries. A major risk analysis carried out by Bureau Veritas together with Tecnitas was integral to the decision process for Brittany Ferries to s
IHC Merwede has successfully named and launched the 23,545kW self-propelled cutter suction dredger ‘AL BAHAR’ C/D HUTA 12 in a ceremony on 8 March 2014 at the company’s shipyard in Kinderdijk, The Netherlands. The ceremony was performed by Ms. Sylvia Wuebbens, the daughter of Mr. M. Wuebbens, the Ma
United European Car Carriers (UECC), which is jointly owned by NYK and Wallenius Lines, has signed a contract to construct two dual-fuel LNG Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTCs). The contract has been signed with Kawasaki Heavy Industries, and the vessels will be constructed at the shipbuilder’s join
Maritiem Cluster Friesland delivered another DP1 Multi Purpose Support vessel 3512 to Acta Marine. Lady sponsor Mrs. E. (Litsa) Kwantes, named the ‘’Coastal Chariot’’ of Acta Marine on 20th February in Rotterdam. The multi-purpose vessel has been custom-built and constructed within only 12months. Th
Sovcomflot, Russia’s largest shipping company, has taken delivery of its latest LNG carrier – the ‘Velikiy Novgorod’ – from South Korea’s STX Offshore & Shipbuilding. The ship is equipped with a diesel-electric, dual-fuel propulsion system consisting of 2 × MAN 8L51/60DF and 2 × MAN 9L51/60DF engine
The Methane Nile Eagle LNG carrier, with a capacity of 145,000 cbm, is due to arrive in the UK’s Dragon terminal from Trinidad and Tobago on March 7, according to port data. Dragon LNG plays an intrinsic role in supporting the UK’s energy infrastructure. It imports and supplies 6 billion cubic metre
Mayor Trude Drevland will christen the second of Fjord Line’s two new LNG -powered cruise ferries in Bergen on Thursday 6 March. During the two following days, people in Bergen and Stavanger are invited aboard MS Bergensfjord before the ship embarks on its first sailing with passengers. Fjord Line w
Cavotec said it has been awarded an order for two MoorMaster™ MM400 units that will be used in conjunction with a new-build LNG passenger (and vehicle) ferry on a frequent service between Hov, in Jutland, and Saelvig, located on the west coast of the island of Samsoe in Danmark. The order includes i
UK’s South Hook liquefied natural gas terminal is expected to receive a cargo of LNG on March 2, port data reveals. The Lijmiliya LNG tanker, with a capacity of 263,oo0 cbm, is transporting the cargo from Ras Laffan, Qatar. The South Hook terminal can process 15.6 million tonnes of LNG a year and is
Belgium’s Zeebrugge liquefied natural gas terminal is expected to receive a cargo of LNG from Qatar onboard the 145,602 cbm Milaha Qatar on February 24, port data shows. The Zeebrugge LNG terminal, operated by Fluxys, serves as a gateway to supply LNG to Northwestern Europe. About 1,300 LNG carriers
