Japanese shipping giant MOL recently posted a video of the world’s largest floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) in operation in the Turkish port of Dörtyol, Hatay.
Belgium’s Exmar, the Nicolas Saverys-led shipowner, said its Caribbean FLNG, to be renamed Tango FLNG, has berthed in Bahia Blanca, Argentina.
Hapag-Lloyd will become the first company in the world to convert one of its large containerships to LNG power.
Fluxys and Titan LNG have teamed up to build the FlexFueler 002, an LNG bunkering pontoon in the Antwerp port.
Growth in liquefied natural gas tanker orders from the Greek shipowners has put the country top of the list in terms of fleet value that has topped $100 billion in 2018.
LNG demand growth over the last year has spurred an uptick in activity throughout the LNG markets resulting in higher rates, a rising number of newbuild orders and record volumes of chilled fuel on the water.
Hamburg-based Nauticor, a unit of Linde, in cooperation with the Spanish utility company, Naturgy, bunkered liquefied natural gas to the Furetank’s Fure Vinga in the Port of Cartagena.
Estonian energy company Eesti Gas completed the 1,500th liquefied natural gas bunkering operation at the Tallinn old city harbor.
French LNG containment systems specialist GTT has received an order to design tanks for two new liquefied natural gas carriers under construction at an Asian shipyard.
Arctia’s LNG-fueled icebreaker Polaris completed the first LNG bunkering operation at the Tornio LNG facility.
Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) on Thursday said its LNG-fueled tugboat Ishin completed first liquefied natural gas bunkering operation at the Sakai Senboku Port.
Spanish shipping company Baleària said its first LNG-fueled ferry, Hypatia de Alejandría, completed its first commercial trip between Barcelona and Palma, starting operations.
Classification society ClassNK granted approval in principle (AIP) to Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) for the concept design of an LNG-fuelled 207,000-DWT bulk carrier.
French shipping company Brittany Ferries noted that its LNG-powered cruise ferry Honfleur will not be delivered on schedule, in time for the 2019 summer season.
