India’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) import ticked up during the month of December 2020. Data from the oil ministry’s Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell monthly report shows that December LNG imports reached 2.78 billion cubic meters, edging 0.9 per cent up from the corresponding month in 2019. However,month-on-month imports slipped
Klaipėda LNG terminal in Lithuania began the year 2021 by exceeding 200 LNG operations, counting from the beginning of the LNG terminal operation. Courtesy of Klaipedos Nafta The 200th loading operation was performed from 31 December to 1 January from a small-scale LNG carrier. On 2 and 3 January, the
Kawasaki Heavy Industries has completed Kobe LH2 Terminal (Hy touch Kobe), the world’s first liquefied hydrogen receiving terminal. The terminal was built for the CO2-free Hydrogen Energy Supply-chain Technology Research Association (HySTRA). Operation testing has started at the facility, which will be used for a demonstration test for an international
Venice LNG, a subsidiary of the Decal Spa Group operating in Porto Marghera (Venice, Italy), received approval from the Italian government to construct and operate a new 32,000 cubic meteres LNG terminal. Courtesy of Venice LNG Italian Ministry of Economic Development in agreement with the Ministry of Infrastructures and Transport
The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has signed a five-year extension to its Optimised Maintenance agreement with Golar Management. Courtesy of Golar The agreement covers a total of 16 ship installations; 14 with Wärtsilä 50DF dual-fuel engines, plus 2 with Wärtsilä 34DF dual-fuel and Wärtsilä 20DF dual-fuel engines. The agreement will
Norway’s Havyard has received a contract from a European company to develop a new zero-emission ship concept for cargo transport. Through the pilot project, Havyard said it will combine its expertise in hydrogen energy systems and ship design to develop a brand new concept for transporting cargo between European ports.
Stolt Tankers has been commissioned by chemicals company BASF to help design and build a new tanker that can operate at extreme low water levels in the river Rhine. The ship will be built by Mercurius Shipping Group and after scheduled delivery in 2022, Stolt Tankers will operate it exclusively
Russia’s largest shipping company Sovcomflot has secured a charter deal for its newbuild LNG tanker with Total. Illustration only: Total-chartered SCF La Perouse (Courtesy of SCF) The two companies have concluded a time charter agreement for up to 7 years for a newbuilding 174,000-cbm LNG carrier, to be owned and