Qatari LNG shipping giant Nakilat has taken over full ship management and operations of Q-Max LNG carrier Al Samriya on Monday. Courtesy of Nakilat The company noted that the management takeover from Shell Trading and Shipping Company Limited (Shell), with effect from July 27, 2020, is part of the second
China’s Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding has completed the third Yamal LNG vessel for a joint venture consisting of compatriot China Cosco Shipping and Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines. LNG Phecda (Image: Hudong-Zhonghua) The 174,000-cbm LNG Phecda wrapped up its gas trials on July 21 following its departure from Hudong’s Shanghai yard earlier this
The U.S. project development company Sycar has teamed up with an LNG trading company to develop an LNG terminal in Ecuador. Courtesy of Sycar The company noted the project will include a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU). The FSRU will supply regasified LNG to an existing power plant as
Silverstream Technologies has secured a new deal to install its air lubrication tech on eight newbuild LNG carriers. Courtesy of Silverstream Technology The U.K.-based company noted the vessels are being constructed at Hyundai Heavy Industries and Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries in South Korea. Four of the 174,000 cubic meter LNG
Japanese trading firms Marubeni, Sumitomo, and Mitsui &Co have signed a deal to build an LNG-to-power project in Thilawa, Myanmar. Thaketa power project in Myanmar (Image: VPower) The trio also teamed up with Myanmar’s conglomerate Eden Group to build the project tipped to be worth up to $2 billion. Myanmar’s
Spanish Balearia’s LNG-powered fleet keeps growing as its newly retrofitted ferry Sicilia has completed its first bunkering operation in Portugal. Image: Balearia The truck-to-ship bunkering operation took place on July 19 in the port of Viana do Castelo where Portuguese West Sea shipyard is completing the conversion works on the
Germany’s Uniper has teamed up with General Electric to decarbonize its gas-fired power plants and natural gas storage facilities. Illustration only. Courtesy of Uniper GE’s Gas Power business and Uniper will explore, assess, and develop technology options for decarbonization, Uniper said. The company added this is GE’s first fleet-wide decarbonization
Illustration; Image by Navingo Polish shipbuilder Remontowa Shipbuilding has launched the fourth and last hybrid electric passenger-car ferry in the series being built for Norwegian shipowner Norled. The ships, ordered back in 2018, feature LMG 120-DEH design. According to LMG Marin, the design LMG 120-DEH features many energy-efficient solutions including
Novatek, Russia’s largest independent natural gas producer, shipped the first cargo of liquefied natural gas from the Yamal LNG project to Japan transported eastbound via the Northern Sea Route. Courtesy of Novatek The LNG cargo was delivered by the LNG tanker Vladimir Rusanov under a spot contract by Novatek’s unit,
Image by Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD), a shipbuilding unit of Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co., has secured an Approval in Principle (AiP) from Lloyd’s Register for its ammonia-powered design of a 50,000 dwt MR tanker. The shipbuilder has been working on a joint development project of