Image courtesy of Nauticor Hamburg-based Nauticor, a unit of Linde, said the world’s largest LNG bunker vessel, the 7,500-cbm Kairos completed the first bunkering of the newbuild ferry Visborg at the port of Visby. The bunker operation puts into practice the contract for the supply of LNG, which was signed by
Nigerian LNG cargo bound for Portugal
zoomImage courtesy of REN REN-operated Sines LNG import terminal in Portugal is set to receive a new cargo of the gas from Nigeria. The cargo will be delivered from Nigeria LNG’s Bonny Island liquefaction plant onboard the LNG Borno liquefied natural gas carrier. The vessel with the capacity to transport
Costa Cruises’ LNG-powered liner catches fire at shipyard
zoomIllustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Meyer Turku) A fire hit one of the decks of the recently floated LNG-powered Costa Smeralda cruise ship under construction in Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland. Meyer Turku said on Monday that a fire broke out on deck 15 which was started by welding
Japan’s February LNG imports slide
zoomImage courtesy of Tepco Japanese imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) during the month of February dropped 11.4 percent compared to the same month a year ago, according to the provisional data released by Japan’s Ministry of Finance. Japan, the world’s top LNG buyer, imported 7.35 million tonnes of LNG
BW Group buys Epic Gas stake, eyes full takeover
Image courtesy of Epic Gas Singapore-based gas shipping giant BW Group purchased 54.7 percent of the issued shares of Epic Gas and is looking to buy the remaining shares completing the takeover. BW Group said in its statement on Tuesday it purchased 38,548,329 shares in Epic Gas and launched its
Gazprom’s gas exports to Europe drop
Report: Canadian market access hampers LNG development
zoomIllustration only. Image source: Pixabay under CCO Creative Commons license. Canadian ability to be competitive in a global market is hampered by the current market access challenges, a report by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) shows. Lack of pipelines and insufficient infrastructure are crippling Canada’s competitiveness in the
BigLift, Chung Yang tie up for LNG heavy transport jobs
Image courtesy of BigLift BigLift Shipping and Chung Yang Shipping have reached an agreement for cooperation in heavy transport shipping in LNG, oil and gas markets. The four heavy transport vessels will be commercially operated by BigLift Shipping, BigLift said in its statement on Monday. With this combination of two
Mexico’s CFE issues tender for LNG cargo in April
Manzanillo LNG terminal (Image courtesy of Samsung C&T) Mexico’s state-run Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) is reportedly looking to purchase a single cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG). CFE launched a tender seeking an LNG cargo for April delivery, Reuters reports, citing two industry sources. The supply tender closes on Tuesday,
TEN picks up charters for LNG carrier duo
zoomMaria Energy/Image courtesy of TEN Greek shipping company Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN), has agreed charters for two of its LNG carriers. TEN said that it received charters for its Neo Energy and Maria Energy carriers for an aggregate period of 36 months. According to the company, the total gross revenues