IHC Merwede has been successful in securing orders worth € 350 million for a wide range of dredging and offshore vessels and equipment. The company’s Dredging division has confirmed new contracts for the delivery of a large custom-built trailing suction hopper dredger, 13 units that will be supplied
Qatar, the world’s largest LNG producer, shipped an LNG cargo from the Ras Laffan Port to Taiwan on Friday, shipping data reveals. The cargo is being carried by the 145,700 cubic-meter Umm Bab, and it is due to arrive at the Yung-An LNG terminal on February 14. The Yung-An terminal, operated by CPC,
South Korea, the world’s second biggest buyer of LNG, is due to get a liquefied natural gas cargo from Qatar, according to shipping data. The 135,000 cbm Hyundai Technopia departed from Ras Laffan in Qatar on Friday and it is expected to arrive at the Tongyeong LNG terminal on February 16. Tongyeong
Qatar Shipping, a subsidiary of Qatar Navigation, said it has received a 12-year, $425 million loan from a consortium of international banks. The loan will be used to refinance existing debt facilities on four LNG tankers – Fuwairit, Lusail, Al Thakhira and Al Deebel, the company said in a statement
Sunday, January 13th witnessed the official opening ceremony of Damen Shipyards Sharjah FZE – the newest shipyard of Albwardy Marine Engineering. In a joint venture between the Damen Shipyards Group and Albwardy Marine Engineering, the core activities at DSS will continue along the tried and trusted
Qatari shipping company Nakilat and Qatari LNG producers Qatargas and RasGas Company Limited have agreed with engine manufacturer MAN Diesel and Turbo to convert a Q-Max vessel to use LNG as an alternative to heavy fuel oil in the main engines. The proactive initiative reinforces Qatar’s commitment
The Oman Drydock Company (ODC), one of the Middle East’s newest and biggest shipyards, announced its strongest year of trading. The shipyard undertook 75 drydockings and repairs in 2013 taking the total number to 190 since the yard which was opened in Duqm in Central Oman in 2011. ODC also saw staff
The National Gas Shipping Company (NGSCO) of Abu Dhabi makes no compromises on safety. New Lifeboat Release and Retrieval Systems (LRRS) are being installed well in advance of new IMO regulations coming into force this year. The combination of the innovative Nadiro Drop-in-Ball™ technology and VIKIN
As part of the Qatar UK 2013 Year of Culture, Doha-based artist Ben Barbour traced the historic pearl route by traveling on a Q-Flex Liquid Natural Gas tanker from Qatar to Wales. His journey started in Ras Laffan, Qatar, on 17 July 2013, and ended when the LNG tanker pulled into port at South Hook,
Australia: QGC Provides QCLNG Project Update (VIDEO) QGC, a BG Unit and operator of the QCLNG project, has released a new video showcasing the construction and shipping of modules from Thailand to Curtis Island, where the LNG project is located. VIDEO: From Plant to Plant – The LNG Process Woodside
As the global liquefied natural gas market expands rapidly, the fleet of LNG tankers continues to experience tremendous growth. According to the International Gas Union, at the end of 2012, the LNG fleet consisted of 362 vessels of all types. LNG World News will every week introduce five LNG tankers
Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU) and IHI Corporation (IHI) agreed on the joint development of LNG fuel tank and supply system for LNG fueled container vessels for United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) headquartered in Dubai, UAE. These vessels are the UASC’s current newbuilding order of five 14,0
The Netherlands: Boskalis Orders Megacutter to Strengthen Its Fleet Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has ordered a new self-propelled megacutter from IHC Merwede. This self-propelled cutter suction dredger, with a total installed power of 23,700 kW and a pump ashore capacity of 15,600 kW, is a replac
Vietnam: Flemish Minister Hilde Crevits Visits Soai Rap Site In the context of Flemish Minister for Mobility and Public Works, Hilde Crevits’ port trade mission, a visit has today been made to the crucial Soai Rap project and DEME’s trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Uilenspiegel’ that has been engage
