Nakilat of Qatar has added three new LNG vessels to its fleet through its joint venture Maran Nakilat, which has closed US $807.4m of refinancing provided by Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) and Barwa Bank. The refinancing deal was signed during a ceremony held in Doha on Tuesday 22nd April and attended by
Van Oord Takes Over Dravo S. A. (Spain) Van Oord, a leading international contractor specialising in dredging, marine engineering and offshore projects, has acquired all shares of its Spanish subsidiary Dravo S.A. UK: Boskalis Begins Port of Felixstowe Dredging Work has started at the Port of Feli
LNG tanker Aseem, managed by the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI), was recently repaired at the Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM) shipyard in Qatar. “The highlight of the repair was the renewal and installation of two AMZ 1120 rotors for the 12,650 KW capacity Main Propulsion motors, done
Portugal’s Port of Sines will get a shipment of liquefied natural gas from Oman next week, port data shows. The Al Sahla, with a capacity of 216,164 cubic meters, is expected to arrive at the Sines LNG import terminal on April 23. The terminal is held by REN Atlântico and has a nominal send out [&he
STASCO’s Q-Max LNG carriers Zarga and Al Mafyar are concurrently undergoing routine drydocking and repairs at the Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM) shipyard in Qatar this month. Undergoing its first special survey, Zarga had repairs done on the water ballast tanks as well as modifications to
This month, the Training Institute for Dredging (TID) commenced an elaborate training program aboard several dredging vessels owned by Huta Marine Works, the leading marine contractor in Saudi Arabia. The program includes staff training and several weeks of intensive on-the-job training for the vess
IHC Merwede successfully increased its order book in 2013 across the main sectors of its business: offshore and dredging. The company received almost € 1.8 billion worth of new orders in the past year. At the end of 2013, the order book was valued at over € 1.7 billion, which is the equivalent of a
The image above shows a Qatargas’ LNG vessel docked at the Port of Ras Laffan in Qatar. Qatargas is the world’s largest LNG producer with an annual LNG production capacity of 42 million tonnes per annum. The company has the largest dedicated fleet of chartered LNG carriers. [mappress] LNG World News
Van Oord Nabs Surabaya Dredging Contract (Indonesia) Van Oord, a leading international contractor specialising in dredging, marine engineering and offshore projects, has been awarded a contract for dredging and maintenance work for the western access channel to the Port of Surabaya in Indonesia. D
Golar LNG Partners said that it has completed its acquisition of the company that owns and operates the FSRU Golar Igloo from Golar LNG Limited for a purchase price of approximately $310 million. The company financed the purchase price by the assumption of outstanding debt obligations in respect of
Qatargas delivered the first LNG cargo to Singapore onboard the 266,000 cbm Umm Slal in March last year. The Singapore LNG terminal, owned and operated by Singapore LNG Corporation, began operations in May 2013 with two storage tanks and an initial throughput capacity of 3.5 million tonnes per annum
Panama Canal Expansion Program Update – March 2014 (VIDEO) The Panama Canal expansion project will double the capacity of the Panama Canal by 2015 by creating a new lane of traffic and allowing more and larger ships to transit. Maldives: Boskalis Wins Massive Land Reclamation Deal A contract signi
UK’s South Hook liquefied natural gas terminal is expected to receive a cargo of LNG on March 22, port data reveals. The Al Kharsaah LNG tanker, with a capacity of 214,198 cubic metres, is transporting the cargo from Ras Laffan, Qatar. The South Hook terminal can process 15.6 million tonnes of LNG a
Van Oord Nabs EUR 500 M Land Reclamation Contract (Kuwait) Van Oord has been awarded a land reclamation project in Kuwait. The client is the Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) and the contract value amounts to approximately EUR 500 million. IHC Merwede Launches Dredger ‘AL BAHAR’ C/D HUTA 12
