One of the world’s oldest sailing tankers, LNG Leo, has docked at the Dutch Gate terminal on Friday, the Port of Rotterdam said in a statement. After a difficult start in 2013, the Rotterdam port currently handles one LNG tanker weekly. The port authority rewards seagoing LNG tankers holding the Gre
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 November 30, port data shows. The South Hook LNG terminal, a part of the Qatargas 2 integrated Value Chain, is one of the largest LNG re-gasification terminals in Europe and
Damen Shiprepair Brest (France) received seventh LNG booking for the drydocking, maintenance and repair of the LNG carrier ‘Bachir Chihani’. The Hyproc Shipping owned and managed vessel will arrive at November 25th. Jos Goris, managing director of Damen Shiprepair Brest, says: “We are very pleased w
The Galicia Spirit liquefied natural gas carrier, with a capacity of 140,000 cubic meters, is due to arrive in the Zeebrugge LNG terminal on December 12, port data reveals. The liquefied natural gas carrier will load in a re-export cargo and depart from the Zeebrugge terminal to Argentina’s Bahia Bl
The new Fassmer built Helgoland ferry for AG EMS, will be constructed under the supervision of classification society DNV GL. The nearly 80m long vessel will be the first German flagged newbuilding to be equipped with an propulsion system designed to operate primarily with liquefied natural gas (LNG
Two Qatari LNG cargoes have been scheduled for delivery this week to the UK’s South Hook LNG terminal. The 263,000 cbm Al Samriya is expected to arrive at the South Hook terminal on November 22, and the 266.000 cbm Bu Samra is due to arrive on November 24, according to the Milford Haven Port Authori
Vietnam: Flemish Minister Hilde Crevits Visits Soai Rap Site In the context of Flemish Minister for Mobility and Public Works, Hilde Crevits’ port trade mission, a visit has today been made to the crucial Soai Rap project and DEME’s trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Uilenspiegel’ that has been engage
On November 2 and 3, Elengy and the Port of Nantes Saint-Nazaire successfully completed another transhipment of liquefied natural gas between two LNG carriers: the Arctic Princess and Grace Dahlia, the world’s largest spherical tank LNG carrier. With a capacity of 177,000 m3, Grace Dahlia is the lar
Fluxys of Belgium said that, in the first nine months of 2013, 28 carriers were unloaded at the Zeebrugge LNG terminal, compared with 35 in the same period in 2012. Six of these were Q Flex-type carriers, one of the largest LNG carriers in the world. Last year’s trend with regard to loading LNG carr
Höegh LNG said on Wednesday that Gas Natural has exercised its option to extend the charter period for the 126,000 cbm LNG Libra with redelivery by year end 2014, a total period of around 13 months. Höegh LNG announced in April that the LNG Libra was chartered to Gas Natural for operation between Tr
For the first time in its history a conventional sized reload has been conducted at Dutch Gate terminal. On 5 November, the “LNG Excel” moored at Gate terminal on the Maasvlakte in Rotterdam. The carrier has a capacity of 135,000 m3 liquefied natural gas (LNG) and is a so called “full sized” LNG ves
The Al Ghuwairiya LNG carrier, with a capacity of 263,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal from Qatar on November 16, according to the Milford Haven Port Authority website. The South Hook terminal can process 15.6 million tonnes of LNG a year and is capable of deliverin
Portugal’s Port of Sines will receive a shipment of liquefied natural gas from Norway next week, according to the Port of Sines website. The 140,000 m3 Arctic Discoverer is expected to arrive at the Sines terminal on November 11. The terminal is held by REN Atlântico and has a nominal send out capac
After several years as designer within the dredging industry, where they have created both pure split hopper barges, trailer suction dredgers with bottom doors as well as split type, FKAB Marin Design has recently improved the split barges design both in building price as well as operation wise. “Th
