Adoption of, and interest in, LNG-as-fuel for ships is gathering pace but challenge is as much in safe bunkering and port operations as in ship design: LNG bunkering guidance is one of the key subjects addressed in LR’s latest Gas Technology Report. The growth in gas production is important for ship
UK’s South Hook liquefied natural gas terminal is expected to receive a cargo of LNG on April 23, according to the Milford Haven Port Authority website. The Al Ghariya LNG carrier, with a capacity of 210,000 cubic metres, is transporting the cargo from Ras Laffan, Qatar. The South Hook terminal can
Belgium’s Zeebrugge LNG terminal will get a cargo of LNG from Qatar onboard the 216,164 cbm Al Sahla on May 3, according to port data. The Zeebrugge LNG terminal is situated on a 30ha site in the outer port of Zeebrugge, Belgium. It is operated by Fluxys LNG and has an annual throughput capacity of
ABS, the leading provider of classification services to the global offshore industry, has granted engineering company GTT approval in principle (AIP) for a 32,000 m3 capacity LNG carrier design. “While a few membrane LNG carriers in the 20,000 m3 capacity range were built in the 1990s, this is the f
DNV now offers shipowners the support they need to make newbuilds and existing vessels ‘LNG ready’ with class approved designs, ready for later, simple retrofit of LNG technology. The service enables shipowners to make smart choices and minimal investments now in readiness for when LNG bunkering bec
Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, has received an order to supply a comprehensive solutions package for a series of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Carriers being built for Danish operator Evergas, a leading transporter of petrochemical gases and natural gas liquid
The Al Ghashamiya LNG carrier, with a capacity of 217,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal from Qatar on April 21, 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 2
Van Oord’s newest addition to its fleet, the self-propelled cutter suction dredger Artemis, will be moored in Rotterdam until 14 April 2013. Business relations and employees will have the opportunity to visit Artemis before it departs for western France for its first assignment. Pursuant to a contra
Today Shell puts two inland shipping tankers into use which run on LNG. The 110-metre long ships are ‘single fuel’: they only use one type of fuel, LNG. This not just a first for Shell in the Netherlands, but also for the inland shipping industry. From today the two tankers will sail between Rotterd
UK’s South Hook liquefied natural gas terminal is expected to receive a cargo of LNG on April 18, according to the Milford Haven Port Authority website. 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.
In Belgium, the works on the NORTHWIND offshore wind farm have started while those from C-POWER’S third phase are continuing. The DEME Group is utilizing various specialized companies from the Group to this end: TIDEWAY Offshore Solutions BV as concerns erosion protection works and cable-laying acti
The first MarinaMaster 8000 has arrived by lorry at Fambridge Marina in Essex to carry out dredging trials for owners Yacht Havens Ltd. She is the first of a new design of specialist dredger designed by Alan Goodchild and built in Italy by Italdraghe SpA with supervision from Goodchild Marine. She i
Hyundai Ocean Service contracted Lloyd’s Register Marine Consulting to assess the service lifetime of their vessel ‘Hyundai Utopia’. The study concerns the 1994 built, 273m long, 71,909 dwt, LNG Carrier Hyundai Utopia (IMO 9018555). The President of HDOS, Taek-Gyu Lee, met with Lloyd’s Register’s Ko
After the completion of the sea trials, the Spanish shipyard Construcciones Navales de Norte in Sestao has delivered the Fall Pipe & Mining Vessel “Joseph Plateau” to Jan de Nul. This 191,5 m long vessel will be used for precise rock dumping to a depth of 2,000 m. The system for the unfolding of the
