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LNG Carrier Pskov Completes First Open Water STS Transfer
On 24 November 2018, the LNG carrier Pskov successfully completed the first LNG ship-to-ship transfer operation for the Yamal LNG Project. Pskov loaded some 170,000 cu. m. of liquefied gas, which was delivered from the Port of Sabetta (Yamal Peninsula) to the transshipment point by one of the Arctic LNG carriers chartered by Yamal LNG.The cargo transshipment was carried out at the safe anchorage off the port of Honningsvåg, Norway.
Seoul Orders 140 LNG Ships
The Korean government will order 140 liquefied natural gas ships, worth 1 trillion won ($880 million), from the nation’s small and midsized shipbuilders by 2025…
DEME Launches Orion
Belgian offshore vessel owner DEME has launched its next generation, giant new offshore installation vessel ‘Orion’ in a ceremony at the COSCO Qidong shipyard in China.
Novatek Kicks-off Yamal LNG's Train 3
Russia's Novatek has begun production of the commissioning LNG from its third 5.5 million mt/year train at the Yamal LNG project, bringing the plant's total capacity…
Hapag-Lloyd Commits to EGCS Retrofitting
German container shipping major Hapag-Lloyd announced its plan to retrofit ten vessels with Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (EGCS). Ten Hamburg Class vessels (13,000…
Ship Operating Costs Rise for Second Successive Year: Drewry
As the cost inflation is set to accelerate on higher insurance premiums, average vessel operating costs rose modestly for the second year in succession following two years of marked declines…
Shell Australia Agrees to Sell Stake in Natural Gas Fields to Timor-Leste
Royal Dutch Shell's Shell Australia said Wednesday it entered into a sales agreement with Timor-Leste to sell the government a 26.56% interest in the Greater Sunrise…
Gazprom to Review Shale Gas and LNG Sectors
Russian energy giant Gazprom revealed that there is still a high level of uncertainty in the long-term forecasts for U.S. shale gas production. It also said that…
Samsung Heavy Uses Eco-friendly Paint for Vessels
South Korea's shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries has applied a solvent-free coating on its liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier, saying it is the first case of…
Exmar Bags FLNG Contract from YPF
Belgium's Exmar and YPF of Argentina announced the signing of a firm, ten-year agreement to deploy Exmar’s barge-based floating LNG liquefaction unit (FLNG) currently…
Arc7 Class Arctic Vessels for Yamal LNG Facility
A new ice-breaking liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker of the Arc7 class has begun sea trials by South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) around the island of Geoje…
LNG: GTT Wins order from DSME
GTT received an order from the South Korean shipyard Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) for the tank design of two new 173,400 cu. m. LNG carriers (LNGC).
South Korea Dominates LNG Shipbuilding
The liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier orders received by South Korean shipbuilders have more than tripled from last year.According to Reuters, the three South…
Port of Marseille Fos Focus on Emission Cut
The port of Marseille Fos has set up a working group bringing together actors from the liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector to reflect on the development of LNG as…
Eagle LNG Receives Draft EIS
Eagle LNG, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ferus Natural Gas Fuels, informed that the United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) granted the company…
Vard Begins Construction of Le Commandant Charcot
Construction of Ponant's new polar exploration vessel Le Commandant Charcot has begun with the traditional steel cutting ceremony at Vard's shipyard in Tulcea, Romania.Delivery of the new flagship…
First LPG Shipped from Ichthys Project
Japan's Inpex Corp said it had sent the first liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) shipment from its giant Ichthys project in Australia.The LPG vessel Hellas Gladiator…
China CNOOC receives first LNG shipment from Russia's Yamal project
China National Offshore Oil Co, or CNOOC, offloaded a liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo on Nov. 11 shipped from Yamal, first of its kind the Chinese firm received from the Russian Arctic gas project, CNOOC said on its website on Tuesday.The cargo, purchased from Russian firm Novatek, was delivered into CNOOC's receiving terminal in Putian of southeastern province of Fujian.Novatek controls Yamal LNG, which is co-invested by France's Total, China's CNPC and the Silk Road Fund.
Total Signs MoU on LNG Project
Total and its partners ExxonMobil and Oil Search have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Independent State of Papua New Guinea defining the key…
EC Selects Enagás Initiative to Boost LNG
The ‘LNGHIVE2: Infrastructure and Logistics Solutions’ project, coordinated by Enagás, has been selected by the European Commission ‘Connecting Europe Facility’…
Icebreaking LNG Carrier Vladimir Rusanov on Ice Trials
Maritime Reporter TV Interviews Timo Koponen, Wärtsilä
Digitalization Driving Safety in the Maritime Sector
Video: LNG Carrier Transits the Northern Sea Route
Designer seeks permit to send out United States gas to Mexico for LNG exports
Crowley Christens LNG-Powered ConRo
Pasha Hawaii Brings LNG Containerships Online
Inside Crowley's Commitment Class ConRo Ships
Maritime Reporter TV Interviews Leif Gross, Caterpillar
Enhancing Gas Carrier Reporting and Reducing Crew Burden with ABS Wavesight Nautical Systems™ Voyage Manager
