Nauticor: AGA completes 2000th LNG bunkering of Viking Grace
GasLog, GasLog Partners take COVID-19 mitigation measures
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Apr
zoomIllustration purposes only (Image courtesy of GasLog) Liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipper GasLog and its New York-listed spinoff, GasLog Partners, have taken COVID-19 mitigation measures to ensure operations. GasLog noted in its statement there have been no known cases of COVID-19 infection amongst the group’s sea-going or shore-based personnel. During
Suez Canal cuts LNG carrier tolls
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Apr
Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Nakilat) Suez Canal Authority has decided to adjust the rates for LNG carriers for a three-month period starting April 1. The authority noted that the liquefied natural gas tankers crossing the Suez Canal will see the regular transit fee cut from 25 to 30
Venture Global moves forward with Calcasieu Pass LNG project
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Apr
zoomImage courtesy of Venture Global LNG U.S. LNG export project developer Venture Global LNG says it is making headway with its Calcasieu Pass liquefied natural gas export project. The company completed a string test of the first Venture Global Calcasieu Pass mixed refrigerant compression system at Baker Hughes’ testing facility
Cryopeak breaks ground on new BC LNG production facility
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Apr
zoomImage courtesy of Cryopeak Cryopeak LNG Solutions is building a new liquefied natural gas production facility located in Fort Nelson, British Columbia. The facility is expected to be capable of producing up to 90,000 gallons of LNG per day, according to a Cryopeak statement. The facility will be the closest
KC LNG to build bunkering facilities for Scotland’s CMAL
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Apr
zoomImage courtesy of KC LNG Scottish ferry owner Caledonian Maritime Assets (CMAL) has ordered two liquefied natural gas bunkering facilities from KC LNG. Denmark-based KC LNG, a Kosan Crisplant’s division under MAKEEN Energy, said in a statement it expects to complete the bunkering facilities in July 2022. The facilities will
GasLog takes delivery of Centrica-chartered GasLog Windsor
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Apr
Image courtesy of GasLog Liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipper GasLog said it has taken delivery of a newbuild vessel from the South Korean Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard. GasLog said in a statement that the GasLog Windsor has joined its fleet on April 1. The vessel completed sea trials earlier in
Polish LNG terminal unloads U.S. cargo
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Apr
Image courtesy of Polskie LNG Polish sole liquefied natural gas (LNG) import facility, the President Lech Kaczyński terminal in Świnoujście, has received a new cargo from the United States. It was the 89th delivery since the project started operation, Polskie LNG said in a brief statement through its social media
ClassNK approves Shin Kurushima’s LNG-fueled chemical tanker design
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Apr
Image courtesy of Shin Kurushima Dockyard Japan’s classification society ClassNK granted an approval in principle (AiP) to Shin Kurushima Dockyard for its concept design of 49,000 DWT LNG-fueled chemical tanker. The AiP was granted to the concept design based on ClassNK’s rule part GF (regulation for ships using low-flashpoint fuels)
CIMC Raffles cuts steel for Wallenius SOL’s first LNG RoRo
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Apr
Image courtesy of CIMC Raffles CIMC Raffles, a part of the CIMC group, has kicked off construction of Wallenius SOL’s LNG-powered RoRo newbuilding at the Yantai shipyard. With the steel cutting, CIMC Raffles started the construction of LNG-powered 5,800 LM series MegaRoRo newbuildings, the company’s first international order in the new