First Dutch single-fuel LNG ferries arrive at Den Helder

New Rederij Doeksen LNG vessels on board the MS Sun Rise Two new Rederij Doeksen LNG-powered catamarans have arrived on board the heavy lift vessel MS Sun Rise. Dutch ferry operator Rederij Doeksen said on Monday that it expected the vessel to arrive at the Den Helder harbor in The …
Image courtesy of OLT Offshore LNG Toscana OLT Offshore LNG Toscana, the operator of the floating import terminal off the coast between Livorno and Pisa, said that First State Investments, an Australian fund, has joined the company board. The announcement follows the formalization of the transfer of shares held by …
Image courtesy of Fluxys Belgium – P. Henderyckx Fluxys LNG said the subscription window for the unloading slots and additional storage services at the Zeebrugge LNG raised significant interest by the market participants. The company said that the window that was open from April 30 to May 24 gathered sufficient …
Image courtesy of Klaipedos Nafta Klaipedos Nafta, Lithuanian liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal operator, has approved the transfer of terminal operations to its unit SGD terminalas. In a previous statement, the company said it has created a unit to which it plans to transfer the operation of the terminal …
zoomSandra Roche (Image courtesy of Elengy) French LNG operator Elengy named Sandra Roche-Vu Quang as its CEO, succeeding Laurence Borie-Bancel, who has been appointed to other positions within its parent company Engie. Elengy, a subsidiary of GRTgaz, belongs to the scope of gas infrastructures in France supervised by Didier Holleaux, …
Image courtesy of GAIL State-run gas company GAIL (India) is reportedly aiming to import a total of 75 cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the financial year 2020. Citing the company’s chairman B C Tripathi, Reuters reports that GAIL is has sold its U.S. LNG volumes until 2020, as …
zoomIllustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Qatargas) LNG giant Qatar Petroleum (QP) has awarded the front end engineering design (FEED) contract for the North Field expansion project’s offshore pipelines and topsides facilities to McDermott. The scope of this FEED, which was awarded to McDermott Middle East, includes engineering design for eight unmanned wellhead …
Sleipnir; Image courtesy of Heerema Singapore-based Sembcorp Marine has completed Heerema’s Sleipnir semi-submersible crane vessel, dubbed the biggest and strongest in the world, and the first LNG-powered vessel of its kind. Heerema said last week that the world’s biggest semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) was set to enter service in the …
Col. Andrew Kelly sigs partnership agreement with executive director of Puerto Rico Ports Authority Anthony Maceira Zayas; Image courtesy of Corps of Engineers The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has signed a partnership agreement to move forward to the design phase of the San Juan Harbor Navigation Improvements project in …
zoomImage courtesy of Baltic Shipyard Russia’s Rosatomflot launched its third nuclear-powered icebreaker that will serve the Northern Sea Route enabling year-round LNG deliveries to the Asian markets. The vessel, named Ural, was launched at the Baltic Shipyard over the weekend. According to the statement by the shipyard, like its sister …