Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of GTT) French liquefied natural gas containment system specialist, GTT, has been contracted for the design of storage tanks for a trio of newbuild tankers. The company said on Wednesday it has received an order from an Asian shipyard to design LNG tanks for three
South Korea opens Jeju LNG facility
Gasum completes its first cruise liner ship-to-ship LNG bunkering
LNG bunkering of Costa Smeralda; Image courtesy of Gasum The Nordic energy company Gasum’s first ship-to-ship bunkering involving a cruise ship took place at the Meyer Turku shipyard during November 2019. Gasum’s LNG bunker vessel Coralius conducted ship-to-ship bunkering to Carnival Corporation’s cruise ship Costa Smeralda. Costa Smeralda is the
K-Line inks LNG bunkering vessel management deal with FueLNG
Image courtesy of Keppel Corporation Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K-Line) and FueLNG have concluded a ship management agreement for the 7,500-cbm LNG-bunkering vessel (LBV) that FueLNG will own, operate and carry out all commercial operations. FueLNG, a joint venture between Keppel Offshore & Marine and Shell Eastern Petroleum has so far
K Line begins construction of LNG-fuelled car carrier
K Line’s Drive Green Highway car carrier; Image courtesy of K Line Japanese shipbuilder Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has begun the construction of an LNG-fuelled car carrier vessel. K Line said on Thursday that the order for the car carrier was made to Imabari Shipbuilding in December 2018. According
Calor launches LNG-powered Volvo trucks in Northern Ireland
Image courtesy of Calor LNG UK provider of liquefied natural gas Calor and Dennison Commercials have launched the gas-powered Volvo truck range at Dennison’s Ballyclare head office depot. The surge of interest in LNG in Northern Ireland follows the significant growth of LNG sales in Europe, where it is now
COOEC wins Tangshan LNG contract
zoomImage source: Pixabay under CCO Creative Commons license. China’s Offshore Oil Engineering, a CNOOC unit, has secured a contract worth 4.4 billion Chinese Yuan ($623 million), for the construction of facilities at the proposed Tangshan LNG terminal. In its statement, COOEC said it has signed an engineering, procurement and construction
First two offshore jackets for Qatargas’ North Field completed
Image courtesy of Qatar Petroleum LNG giant Qatar Petroleum has completed the fabrication of the first two offshore jackets for the North Field Expansion (NFE) project which would further develop one of the world’s largest offshore gas fields. QP said that the mega project would increase Qatar’s liquefied natural gas
Yamal LNG cargo heading to Portugal
Image courtesy of REN REN-operated Sines LNG import terminal in Portugal is set to receive a liquefied natural gas cargo from the Novatek-led Yamal LNG facility. Shipping data from the port of Sines shows that the Arctic LNG carrier, Fedor Litke, capable of transporting up to 172.410-cbm, is scheduled to
South Hook, Dragon terminals expecting three LNG cargoes
Iberica Knutsen; Image courtesy of Polskie LNG The UK’s Port of Milford Haven, home of the South Hook and the Dragon LNG terminal, is expecting three LNG cargo deliveries in the next few days. According to the data by the Milford Haven Port Authority, the 138,000-cbm LNG carrier Iberica Knutsen