Containerships Polar; Image courtesy of Malta Freeport Terminal Containerships’ LNG-powered container vessel, the Containerships Polar, has made a call at the Malta Freeport Terminal during its maiden voyage from Asia to Rotterdam. The Containerships Polar is the second in a series of four LNG-fuelled vessels put into service by Containerships,
zoomImage courtesy of Gasum Finish energy company Gasum has entered into an agreement with the cleantech company Forchem for the delivery of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to their tall oil distillery in Rauma, Finland. The first LNG delivery will take place during September this year, Gasum said on Thursday. LNG
zoomIllustration purposes only (Image courtesy of ClassNK) Japanese classification society, ClassNK, has released guidelines for ships using low-flashpoint fuels besides liquefied natural gas (LNG). In order to reduce atmospheric pollution caused by sulphur oxides (SOx) and particle matter (PM) found in vessel emissions as well as weather effects caused by
Image courtesy of Fluxys Belgium – P. Henderyckx The Fluxys-operated Zeebrugge liquefied natural gas terminal in Belgium booked a pair of cargoes of LNG from Qatar. The shipping data shows the first of the two cargoes being transported onboard the 210,000-cbm Q-Flex LNG carrier Al Bahiya. The vessel is scheduled
Image courtesy of Gasum Finish energy company Gasum has opened two new gas filling stations in Oulu, Finland. Gasum said on Thursday that these stations were the company’s northernmost to date and significantly expanded the company’s network of filling stations in Finland to enable gas-fueled long-distance transport from the southern
zoomSenator Todd Young (Image courtesy of young.senate.gov) U.S. Senators Todd Young, Bill Cassidy, and Michael Bennet have reintroduced the Waterway LNG Parity Act. This bill requires excise taxes on liquefied natural gas (LNG) for marine transportation on inland waterways be levied at a rate consistent with energy output relative to
Image courtesy of Venture Global LNG Poland’s state-owned gas company PGNiG and U.S. LNG export project developer Venture Global LNG have agreed a new purchase of 1.5 mtpa of the chilled fuel. Venture Global said on Wednesday that, under this agreement, the volume of LNG from the Plaquemines terminal would
Image courtesy of Klaipedos Nafta Lithuanian authorities have issued an authorization to Klaipedos Nafta to transfer terminal operations to its unit SGD terminalas. The terminal operator, Klaipedos Nafta, created a unit to which it plans to transfer the operation of the terminal at the start of July, and the company’s
Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Commonwealth LNG) Commonwealth Projects and Gunvor Group, through respective units, have signed a heads of agreement (HOA) for a 15-year LNG sale and purchase deal from the Commonwealth LNG export project under development in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. The HOA anticipates the negotiation and finalization
Image courtesy of Pakistan LNG State-owned Pakistan LNG has launched a tender for the long-term supply of liquefied natural gas. According to Pakistan LNG’s filing, the tender is for the delivery of 240 cargoes over a 10-year period, on a delivered ex-ship (DES) basis to the import facility at Port