Gas Carrier

PRISCO Starts Construction of Gas Carrier

Construction of a gas carrier for MOL/K Line/PRISCO began at Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding in the city of Chiba, Japan. Currently underway is the assembly of the ship's hull and the manifold as well as the assembly of gas tanks having complicated technical structure. At the same time, underway are the tests of the gas carrier's different systems. Source: FIS

Korean Shipbuilders Gain Brunei LNG Carrier Order

Brunei Gas Carriers Sendirian Berhad, BGC, orders its fourth large LNG carrier from Hyundai Heavy Industries Brunei Gas Carriers Sendirian Berhad, BGC has entered into an agreement for the construction of a new LNG Vessel with Hyundai Heavy Industries Limited of the Republic of Korea and arranged financing with both local and international financial institutions. The Minister of Energy at the Prime Minister's Office in his speech said that the signing was important to the country as it

Daewoo Gets $1.22b Order to Build Gas Carriers

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., said it has received a $1.22b order to build five liquefied-natural-gas carriers. The deal calls for Daewoo Shipbuilding to supply four of the five carriers for Qatar Gas Transport Co. Ltd., and one for an unidentified European company, the company said in a regulatory filing. Source: Yonhap

Gas Carrier Grounded by Tropical Storm

Coast Guard personnel deployed to San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic to support Dominican Republic authorities during salvage operations of Liberian gas carrier SCF Tomsk which ran aground Monday. Dominican Republic authorities have established a Unified Command to coordinate salvage operations between local agencies and the marine industry responding to the incident. The Nodrog Shipping Corporation owned vessel has hired marine salvage company Titan to conduct salvage operations

SABIC Contracts Two New LNG-Powered Tankships

Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) says it is the world's first chemical company to commission LNG-run gas carriers. SABIC's new tankships will be powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) to transport its olefins products, in anticipation of a European Union directive to drastically reduce sulphur emissions from vessels operating in the North Sea by 2015. The two new gas carriers will be used to transport olefins from a major plant on Teesside, England

Grand Bahama Shipyard Completes LNG Training

Grand Bahama Shipyard has received Certification to verify that it recently successfully completeda "Liquid Natural Gas Carrier " training and familiarisation programme run by Det Norske Veritas. Aware of the special features of LNG Carriers and the specific requirements that they have during their dry-docking and repair programmes, the shipyard commissioned DNV to devise a customised course to address all the issues that arise with these Specialised Vessels.

Shell to Charter Sovcomflot Newbuilding LNG Carriers

 Sovcomflot, signs an agreement to charter to Shell two ice-class  LNG carriers following their delivery The vessels have been ordered at STX Offshore & Shipbuilding (South Korea) and will be built with the participation of Russia's JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation (JSC “USC”). The first tanker is due to be commissioned in late 2014 and the second vessel in early 2015. The involvement in the project of Russian shipbuilders  at Novye Admiralteyskie verfi

Korean Ship Exports to Exceed $22b

Reports said that exports of Korean ships are expected to exceed $22b this year on the back of more sales of high-value-added vessels including liquefied natural gas carriers. The Korean shipbuilders association says domestic shipyards are likely to export $10.7b worth of vessels in the second half in addition to the $11 billion in the first half of the year. The association believes the industry will see a trade surplus of $19 billion this year

BW Group's 1H Performance Better than Expected

Moody's Investors Service says that operating results of BW Group (Ba2 negative) in 1H 2012 were better than expected, largely because of the higher charter rates achieved by the company for its vessels. "We had expected BW Group's performance to weaken, as many of its vessels were coming off profitable time-charters in 1H and it was increasingly exposed to deteriorating spot-market rates. However, spot rates, especially in the gas carrier segments, either held up or improved

Japanese Marine Engine Major Plans LNG Engine

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. will unveil by 2015 a natural-gas-powered engine that emits 30% less carbon dioxide than conventional models. The machinery manufacturer has improved existing technology to develop a combustion engine that efficiently burns high-pressure gas through direct injection reports the Wall Street Journal from the 26, November 2012 edition of Nikkei. The engine will be marketed to customers after emissions levels and fuel economy are tested through a trial run that