The Greek shipping company Minerva, led by Andreas Martinos, has completed the sea trials and gas trials for the Minerva Psara LNG carrier. Minerva said on Friday that the Minerva Psara was first of a series of two LNG carriers the company currently has under construction at the DSME shipyard
The Port of Corpus Christi, the largest port in the United States by total revenue tonnage, has joined the multi-sector industry coalition SEA-LNG. SEA-LNG said on Thursday that the Port of Corpus Christi was the fourth North American port to join the coalition but is the first port located on
Classification and technical advisory body ABS, Sembcorp Marine and A*STAR’s Institute of High-Performance Computing (IHPC) have completed joint development projects in LNG bunkering and the use of LNG as a marine fuel. ABS said that the projects arose out of a memorandum of understanding signed by the trio in 2018
Mardi Gras at sea trials; Image by Meyer Turku Finnish shipbuilder Meyer Turku has delivered Mardi Gras, a 180, 000 gross tonnage, LNG-powered cruise ship, to the world’s largest cruise ship operator Carnival Cruise Line. The shipbuilder sees the delivery as a major milestone having in mind the actual circumstances of
The Nordic energy company Gasum has performed its first ship-to-ship LNG-LBG blend bunkering to a cargo vessel. Gasum said on Friday that the bunkering was conducted by its liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker vessel Coralius at anchorage outside the port of Gothenburg in Sweden on Wednesday, 16 December. A fuel
Flex LNG, the shipping company controlled by billionaire John Fredriksen, has announced the date of delivery for its newbuild LNG carrier Flex Freedom. Flex LNG said via its social media channels that the vessel would be delivered in early January 2021 from the Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) yard
This embedded content is only visible after accepting cookies. Change your preferences [embedded content] Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania has launched the fourth Island Class battery-powered ferry for the Canadian ferry operator BC Ferries. Work will continue on the new ship until scheduled sea trials in April. Following successful sea
Echandia Marine, a Sweden-based zero-emission energy technology provider, has signed an agreement with Siemens to provide E-LTO battery systems for 23 modern electric ferries for the South Indian city of Kochi’s public transport. The project comprises a total of 78 zero-emission vessels, which is the world’s largest fleet of electric
Australian utility AGL Energy has made a final bid for approval of a long-delayed Crib Point gas import terminal in the state of Victoria. According to a Reuters article, the final bid for approval was submitted on Thursday. The company claims that the project would fill an expected shortfall in
Pakistan will start building a 1,100-kilometre pipeline with Russia in July 2021 that will allow the South Asian nation to operate more liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals. According to an article by Bloomberg, Nadeem Babar, petroleum adviser to the prime minister, said that Pakistan would have a majority share of