Qatar Petroleum has signed a deal with the UK’s National Grid booking up to 7.2 million tons per annum of capacity at the Grain LNG terminal in Kent. Courtesy of Qatar Petroleum The pair have signed a 25-year deal with Qatar Petroleum having the capacity available from mid-2025, it said …

South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has secured two orders for six LNG carriers. Illustration only (Courtesy of DSME) The company said in a stock exchange filing the two orders are for two European shipowners. Each contract is worth 1.01 trillion Won ($884.8 million), the filing reads. …

United European Car Carriers (UECC), a Norway-based provider of shortsea RoRo transportation, has joined the United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative. The UN Global Compact is a voluntary platform where close to ten thousand corporations and organizations in 160 countries develop, implement and share best practices in …

Russia’s largest independent natural gas producer Novatek reported a production increase in the third quarter and the first nine months of the year 2020. Courtesy of Novatek Novatek said the natural gas production in the third quarter of the year reached 19.13 bcm, 4.5 per cent up on the corresponding …

Liquefied natural gas shipper Golar LNG said that Hygo Energy Transition has appointed Paul Hanrahan as CEO. Hanrahan will step into his new role effective October 19, 2020, the company’s statement reads. Hanrahan will also join the board of directors of Hygo. Previously he held the position as president and …

German shipbuilder Meyer Werft has handed over Iona, a 180,000-ton LNG-powered cruise ship, to the British shipping company P&O Cruises. With the delivery, the new flagship of the cruise line will be integrated into the P&O Cruises fleet in order to be ready for service when the Biritsh cruise industry …

Germany’s bank KfW IPEX-Bank and Finnish ferry operator Finnlines, part of Italy’s Grimaldi Group, have signed a €40 million (around $47 million) loan agreement to finance a hybrid roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessel. “We are very pleased to have acquired Finnlines, another … RoRo/RoPax operator on the North and Baltic Seas, as …

UK owner Scotline Marine Holdings Ltd has exercised the option for a fourth 4,800 dwt multipurpose vessel at Dutch shipyard Royal Bodewes Shipyard. The MPP will feature hybrid battery power that can be charged by shore power. Image courtesy: Scotline The Bodewes Trader is to be named MV Scot Isles …

Croatia’s first floating storage and regasification unit is nearing its final destination at its base on the island of Krk. Courtesy of Croatia LNG LNG Croatia, formerly known as Golar Viking, departed China’s Huarun Dadong yard late last month. It was delivered to the project mid-September. AIS data by VesselsValue …