zoomImage courtesy of General Dynamics NASSCO San Diego-based shipbuilder, General Dynamics NASSCO started construction on the second Kanaloa-class LNG-ready containership for Matson Navigation Company. The construction of the Matsonia kicked off with the first cut of steel at the shipyard where the construction of Lurline, the first vessel in the pair, has
LNG carrier Gaslog Genoa (Image courtesy of GasLog) A naming ceremony for GasLog’s newest liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier with XDF propulsion was recently held at the Samsung Heavy Industries’ shipyard in South Korea. The 174,000-cbm newbuild GasLog Genoa was named on March 27 and delivered to its owner on March
Image courtesy of NYK Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) named its new LNG carrier, the Marvel Falcon, at the Samsung Heavy Industries’ Geoje shipyard. The vessel, with a 174,000 cubic meters capacity will be under a long-term charter contract with Mitsui & Co, NYK added in its statement. The ship is the
zoomImage courtesy of GAIL State-run gas company GAIL (India) marked a milestone on Friday with the arrival of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo sourced from Cheniere’s Sabine Pass LNG plant in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. GAIL-chartered LNG tanker, Meridian Spirit with the capacity to transport 165,500 cubic meters of the chilled fuel, on Friday docked
Image courtesy of Qatargas ConocoPhillips gets approval for Barossa development offshore Australia ConocoPhillips and its partners SK E&S Australia and Santos have received regulatory approval for the development of the Barossa project located offshore about 300 kilometers north of Darwin, Northern Territory. Qatar Petroleum selects Chiyoda for North field production expansion
Island Contender (Image courtesy of Island Offshore) Lundin Norway has contracted Island Offshore’s LNG-powered platform supply vessels (PSV) for its operations on the Norwegian continental shelf. The two vessels, Island Crusader and Island Contender have already worked for Lundin Norway under a contract signed 2013 that had a 2.5-year term. Island Offshore was
zoomImage courtesy of GO LNG Bo Larsen, commercial director of Kosan Crisplant, a part of Makeen Energy, has joined the steering committee of GO LNG, an EU funded project to promote LNG as a fuel for the shipping industry. The project is focusing on the development of demand and accessibility of liquefied
Image courtesy of GasLog New York-listed GasLog Partners, a unit of LNG shipper GasLog, said it had entered into two charter deals with an unnamed new customer. The deal includes options for an additional two charters. Under the new deals, GasLog Partners will charter the 155,000-cbm tri-fuel diesel electric LNG
Sabine Pass (Image courtesy of Cheniere) Liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from the United States remained flat during the week ending Wednesday, March 21 as the first cargo from the Dominion Cove Point facility arrived in the UK. Four LNG vessels with a combined capacity of 14.9 billion cubic feet
zoomImage courtesy of LNG Canada British Columbia government has put measures in place to boost the development of liquefied natural gas industry in the province. According to the B.C. premier John Horgan, the British Columbia government is overhauling the policy framework for future projects. The framework includes four conditions, namely a