Eagle LNG’s Talleyrand bunker station in Jacksonville has completed the first liquefied natural gas bunkering of a foreign-flagged vessel. Courtesy of GAC Eagle LNG became the first U.S. company to deliver LNG bunker fuel to a foreign-flagged vessel, Fure Ven, a dual-fuel vessel owned and operated by Furetank of Donsö,
Following its successful conversion, ferry Tõll has become the first hybrid passenger vessel in Estonia. Image Courtesy: Port of Tallinn/Raul Mee During the reconstruction works, which cost almost EUR 1.6 million, TS Laevad, a subsidiary company of the Port of Tallinn, installed batteries on board Tõll. The ship’s batteries allow from
Russia’s largest independent natural gas producer Novatek has signed long-term charter deals for 14 Arc7 ice-class tankers for its Arctic LNG 2 project. Courtesy of Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex The company noted in its statement on Monday it has signed deals with Smart LNG, a joint venture between Novatek and Sovcomflot.
LNG exports from the three liquefaction plants located on Curtis Island off Gladstone dipped when compared to the corresponding month in 2019. Courtesy of Santos Gladstone Ports Corporation’s shipping data shows that the three liquefaction plants exported a total of 25 cargoes in August. In terms of volume, the 25
China’s Huarun Dadong yard has started retrofitting Hapag-Lloyd’s ultra-large containership Sajir to use LNG as fuel, in a move claimed to be the world’s first such conversion. Sajir (Image: Hapag-Lloyd) The 15,000 TEU vessel arrived at the Shanghai yard on August 31 for the retrofit works including the installation of
Russian Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex has cut steel for the first LNG-powered MR type product tanker from a series of three vessels ordered by the compatriot shipping major Sovcomflot in 2019. The steel cutting ceremony marks the beginning of the hull assembly of the ship. The LNG-powered MRs will be used to
The North West Shelf liquefied natural gas project could have 7 mtpa of capacity available by 2027, 40 per cent of its nominal capacity. Courtesy of Woodside Wood Mackenzie noted decisions have to be made soon in order procure backfill resources for the project. The Woodside-operated five-train NWS facility has
Anglo-Dutch energy giant Shell has signed a supply deal with Hungary to supply the nation with LNG via the upcoming Croatian Krk import terminal. Works nearing completion on first Croatian FSRU (Image: LNG Croatia) Under the deal, Hungary will buy 250 million cubic metres of gas equivalent per annum for
Malaysian energy giant Petronas dropped to a loss in the first six months of the year. The company noted the results reflect the uncertainties faced by the oil and gas industry as it was further compounded with the effect of weak demand caused by global lockdowns and movement restrictions, excess