STX Offshore & Shipbuilding has launched the first of two ice class LNG tankers,SCF Melampus, ordered by Russia’s Sovcomflot under a long-term agreement with Shell, Sovcomflot said in a statement. The first LNG tanker will be delivered in late 2014, the second one – in early 2015, according to the s
UK’s South Hook LNG import terminal is expected to receive a cargo of LNG this week from Qatar, port data shows. The Shagra LNG carrier, with a capacity of 266,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive at the South Hook terminal on November 9. Qatar Petroleum owns 67.5 per cent of South Hook LNG Terminal [
One of Gazprom Marketing & Trading’s (GM&T) newest time-chartered LNG vessels, ‘Yenisei River’, rescued four sailors after their yacht began flooding off the French coast on 30 October. The Dynagas-owned 155,000-cbm newbuild, which was delivered to GM&T in July, braved moderate to rough seas to go
Staff and managers at Alewijnse Marine Systems are celebrating the success of the first of twin innovative LNG Greenstream tankers at the 16th Maritime Awards Gala that took place on the 31st of October 2013. The award of the KNVTS Ship of the Year Award to the Greenstream tanker marks the fifth yea
Finnish survey company Finnish Consulting Group Ltd (FCG) has placed an order for a new GRP survey boat from Blyth Workcats Ltd of Canvey Island, UK. The 14-meter catamaran will be known as the Nordic Sonar and it is now being built to meet the specialized needs of the FCG survey teams. It will be [
Portugal’s Port of Sines will get a shipment of liquefied natural gas on November 2, port data shows. The LNG Lagos, with a capacity of 122,000 cubic metres, is sailing from the Bonny terminal in Nigeria. The Sines terminal is held by REN Atlântico and has a nominal send out capacity of 600,000 cubi
Fassmer of Germany said it has won a contract to design and build the new dual-fuelled Heligoland ferry for Cassen Eils – the first new building under the German flag equipped with LNG propulsion. The nearly 80-meter-long ship builds on proven features of Helgoland vessels operated by Cassen Eils Gm
Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in Korea and Cosco Shipyard in China has selected KONGSBERG’s “Full Picture” solution with extensive Dynamic Positioning (DP), Automation, Navigation , Hydroacoustic positioning and riser management solutions from KONGSBERG for a tota
Among the large passenger vessels built to date, m/s Viking Grace is the most environmentally sound and most energy efficient. The Viking Grace entered service in 2013 and operates between Turku and Stockholm in the Baltic Sea. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ga5JUGL-AU Wärtsilä has provided a mult
The Zarga LNG tanker, with a capacity of 266,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal from Qatar on October 31, according to port data. The South Hook terminal can process 15.6 million tonnes of LNG a year and is capable of delivering 21 billion cubic metres of gas a [&hell
Belgium’s Zeebrugge liquefied natural gas terminal is expected to receive a cargo of LNG from Qatar on November 6, according to port data. The Simaisma LNG tanker, with a capacity of 145,800 cbm, departed from Port of Ras Laffan on Friday. The Zeebrugge terminal is operated by Fluxys LNG and has an
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 October 25, 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
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 October 24, according to port data. The liquefied natural gas carrier will load in a re-export cargo and depart from the Zeebrugge terminal to Argentina’s Bahi
The Al Rekayyat LNG carrier, with a capacity of 216,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal on October 22, 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 delivering 21 billion c
