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GTT scores tank design order for LNG carrier duo

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Image courtesy of GTT/Roland Mouron French liquefied natural gas containment system specialist, GTT has received two orders from the Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI). The order concerns the tank design of one new liquefied natural gas carrier for Tsakos and the other one on behalf of Capital Gas Carriers,

Furetank christens LNG-fueled Thun Venern in Stockholm

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Image courtesy of Thun Tankers Sweden’s Thun Tankers on Wednesday named its 18,000-dwt duel-fuel product/chemical tanker Thun Venern in Stockholm.  Thun Venern is one of totally six delivered sister-ships, to the Swedish company that has already placed an order for two additional vessels. The vessel that uses natural gas or

Montoir-de-Bretagne LNG capacity subscription call extended

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Image courtesy of Elengy – Yann Werdefroy French LNG operator Elengy said it has extended the deadline for capacity subscription at its Montoir-de-Bretagne LNG terminal due to high interest.  The operator initially launched the subscription call in July as a response to market signals indicating a requirement for securing and

Nigeria LNG signs EPC LOI for Train 7 with preferred bidder

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Image courtesy of NLNG Nigeria LNG has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) of Train 7 with an international consortium. The company said on Wednesday via social media that the winning bidder of the multi-billion turnkey project was a consortium known as SCD

Vopak grabs stake in Colombian LNG import facility

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Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Höegh LNG) Dutch tank storage company Vopak acquired 49 percent shareholding in Sociedad Portuaria el Cayao (SPEC) in Cartagena, Colombia, the country’s only LNG import facility operating since 2016.  The LNG import facility consists of an LNG jetty, onshore infrastructure and a 9.2 km

Spain’s Naturgy launches new LNG distribution system

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Image courtesy of Naturgy The Spanish utility company, Naturgy, said it has developed an LNG transport and distribution system that does not require any regasification facilities at the delivery point.  In its statement on Thursday, Naturgy said the LNGonWheels system allows the discharge of LNG from a vessel to land

Wärtsilä navigation and comms for Wasaline LNG-biogas ferry

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Image courtesy of Wärtsilä Finnish technology group Wärtsilä will provide the new Wasaline RoPax ferry, currently under construction at the RMC yard in Finland, with a Nacos Platinum navigation and communication system. This latest order, placed with Wärtsilä in August, is in addition to the package of Wärtsilä products, systems,

Elengy completes 20,000 LNG truck loadings

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Image courtesy of Elengy French LNG operator Elengy said that on September 5 it has reached the mark of 20,000 truck loadings at its liquefied natural gas import facilities.  The company noted in a statement that since the launch of the service in 2013, it has increased the LNG truck

Mitsui eyes LNG business expansion

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Image courtesy of Mitsui Japan’s Mitsui & Co is looking to expand its LNG business as the demand in Asia is rising.  Speaking to Reuters, Mitsui’s executive vice president Yukio Takebe said energy and natural resources are at the core of the company’s growth which is why it will focus

LIQAL opens LNG-fueling station in Haverlee, Belgium

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Image courtesy of LIQAL The Dutch company LIQAL said it has opened the liquefied natural gas and compressed natural gas fueling station in Haverlee, Belgium.  In a brief social media statement, the company noted that the facility located along the E40 is the first such fueling station in northwest Europe.

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