The Bermuda-based LNG shipping giant Golar LNG said on Monday that it has received a limited notice to proceed from BP for the provision of a floating LNG producing unit for BP’s West African project. Golar LNG entered into a preliminary deal in April with units of BP in Mauritania and Senegal for t
To complete an extensive oil pipeline dredging and installation project, Murjan Al Sharq Marine Contracting Co. Ltd. (MSMC) has taken delivery of three Damen vessels: a Stan Tug 1606, a Shoalbuster 2509, and a Stan Pontoon 4512 equipped with a Damen DOP Pump. For Damen, this marks the successful con
Sweden’s Thun Tankers on Saturday held a naming ceremony for its new liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered tanker in Groningen, Holland. The tanker named Thun Evolve and built at Dutch Ferus Smit shipyard will be long-term leased by Preem for deliveries to the company’s depots and customers in Sweden,
The UK’s South Hook LNG terminal located on the shores of the Milford Haven waterway is scheduled to receive a cargo from Qatar this week. The 216,000 cbm LNG carrier Tembek is scheduled to dock at the South Hook jetty on December 22, data from the Milford Haven Port Authority reveals. Tembek was th
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (December 10 – 16, 2018). Steel Cutting for New DEME’s Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger Construction of DEME’s 2,300m³ new trailing suction hopper dredger has officially kicked off with a steel cutting ceremony at
Her Majesty Queen Máxima performed the christening ceremony for Van Oord’s trailing suction hopper dredger Vox Amalia in Rotterdam this afternoon in presence of 1,400 employees and guests. The vessel was moored along Wilhelminakade next to the Cruise Terminal in Rotterdam for this special event. Her
Saga LNG Shipping’s 45,000-cbm liquefied natural gas carrier named Saga Dawn started sea trials on Thursday in the East China Sea. The LNG carrier is being built at China Merchants Heavy Industry’s (CMHI) shipyard in Jiangsu. “The sea trials will last 4-5 days. Then we will work towards to the gas t
South Korea’s shipbuilding giant Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) said Friday it has won another order to build a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier with a reliquefaction system. The shipbuilder did not reveal who is the company behind the order saying only it is a buyer in the O
Swedish ferry operator Destination Gotland has recently christened its new liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered ferry during a ceremony held at China’s Guangzhou Shipyard International. The vessel named Visborg is Destination Gotland’s first LNG-powered RoPax ferry. The ferry operator has also a sist
Construction of DEME’s 2,300m³ new trailing suction hopper dredger has officially kicked off with a steel cutting ceremony at Royal IHC’s Batam shipyard in Indonesia. The compact hopper design ensures high maneuverability and optimized dredging works, said DEME. Built to the requirements of classifi
The christening ceremony of the Van Oord’s trailing suction hopper dredger vessel Vox Amalia is set to take place today in Rotterdam, the company said in its latest announcement. The new vessel contributes to the further modernization of Van Oord’s fleet and therefore marks the start of a new genera
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from the United States were flat during the week ending December 12, according to the Energy Information Administration. Eight LNG cargoes with a combined LNG-carrying capacity of 26.2 billion cubic feet (Bcf) departed the US in the week under review. Six of these
French LNG containment specialist GTT confirmed Thursday it received an order from the Korean shipyard Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries for the tank design of two new 174,000-cbm liquefied natural gas carriers. These units will be built on behalf of the Greek shipper Consolidated Marine Management (CM
Polish Oil and Gas Company (PGNiG) will receive another spot cargo of U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) on Thursday. The LNG will be supplied by UK-based Centrica LNG under a spot contract executed by the PGNiG trading office in London, PGNiG said in a statement. It will be the third spot delivery th
