GasLog said it has signed a deal with Methane Services, a unit of BG Group, to purchase three LNG carriers from MSL’s fleet and to charter those ships back to MSL for six-year initial terms. MSL also will have options to extend the term of the time charters for two of the ships for a […]
Following a reorganisation, Stena Bulk took back the overall responsibility for the commercial operation and technical management of the three LNG tankers Stena Blue Sky, Stena Crystal Sky and Stena Clear Sky from Stena LNG on January 1. The vessels are signed to time charters for the next 2-3 years
Construction of the second of two new environmentally friendly cruise ferries that Fjord Line has ordered from Bergen Group Fosen has come so far that the ship could be tested out recently in the Trondheim Fjord. Interior fitting and finishing work on the new MS Bergensfjord has proceeded faster tha
STX France SA has signed a contract with the French owner Brittany Ferries for an LNG ferry. Due for delivery at the end of 2016, this ship sets major milestones in the field of motorisation and energy storage and opens the way to a new generation of environmental friendly ships. The ship bearing th
Fassmer shipyard, located in Berne in Lower Saxony, and AG Ems, which is the Emden-based parent company of Cassen Eils shipping line, have signed the construction contract for the new Helgoland ferry. Imtech Marine received the order for the whole range of electrical systems and electronics. Apart f
The LNG tanker “Wilpride” was guided on January 3 by highly trained pilots and Tugs of KOTUG into the Port of Rotterdam. The LNG tanker could deliver, with assistance of 4 Tugs, safely its LNG cargo to the GATE terminal in the Nijlhaven. The pipes that carry the LNG to the tanks are permanently cool
The GasLog Chelsea LNG tanker, with a capacity of 153,600 cubic meters, is expected to arrive at Belgium’s Zeebrugge LNG terminal from Qatar on January 23, according to the Port of Zeebrugge website. The Zeebrugge LNG terminal, operated by Fluxys, serves as a gateway to supply LNG to Northwestern Eu
As part of the Qatar UK 2013 Year of Culture, Doha-based artist Ben Barbour traced the historic pearl route by traveling on a Q-Flex Liquid Natural Gas tanker from Qatar to Wales. His journey started in Ras Laffan, Qatar, on 17 July 2013, and ended when the LNG tanker pulled into port at South Hook,
The Umm Bab LNG tanker, with a capacity of 145,700 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the Zeebrugge liquefied natural gas terminal from Qatar on January 14, according to the Port of Zeebrugge website. Fluxys of Belgium, the operator of the LNG terminal, has at the first nine months of 2013 unloaded 2
Portugal’s Port of Sines will receive a shipment of liquefied natural gas from Trinidad this week, port data shows. The British Emerald, with a capacity of 151,945 cubic meters, is expected to arrive at the Sines LNG import terminal on Tuesday. The terminal is held by REN Atlântico and has a nominal
The latest LNG cargo to be loaded at the Peru LNG terminal has been dispatched to Spain. The 173,000 m3 Ribera del Duero Knutsen departed from the Peru LNG terminal on December 29, and it is sailing to Spain’s Bilbao terminal. The Peru LNG project includes two parts: an LNG plant with a marine termi
The Norwegian Authorities are now prepared to give Fjord Line the permission to bunker it’s new LNG ferries while passengers are on board the ship, the European LNG fuel project MT LNG reports. As a result the ship owner would no longer have to send a large number of LNG trucks to Hirtshals to do th
Australia: QGC Provides QCLNG Project Update (VIDEO) QGC, a BG Unit and operator of the QCLNG project, has released a new video showcasing the construction and shipping of modules from Thailand to Curtis Island, where the LNG project is located. VIDEO: From Plant to Plant – The LNG Process Woodside
Damen Shiprepair Brest (France) posted a picture of LNG carrier Bachir Chihani in the company’s dock nr 3. LNG carrier Bachir Chihani was the Damen’s seventh LNG booking for the drydocking, maintenance and repair. The Hyproc Shipping owned and managed vessel arrived at the shiprepair on November 25t
