For illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Sovcomflot) Russian shipping company Sovcomflot said it placed an order on December 28 at compatriot Zvezda shipbuilding complex for construction of three new generation product carriers that use liquefied natural gas (LNG) as their primary fuel. Three MR-class vessels will have a deadweight
India’s prime minister Narendra Modi (Image courtesy of pib.nic.in) India’s state-run power utility NTPC has kicked off construction of the LNG-fueled power plant in Hope Town, South Andaman. The company said in its statement that the country’s prime minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stoke for the 50-MW facility. The
Ice-class tanker Boris Vilkitsky at the Dunkirk LNG jetty (Image courtesy of Dunkerque LNG) Interview: Dunkirk LNG arrivals expected to double in 2018 France’s Dunkirk LNG import terminal, the country’s fourth regasification facility, could double the number of ships calling at the facility this year, boosted by the volumes from
Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of WinGD) Turkish technical services consultancy Bulutlu Marine said it has been selected as the WinGD representative for the sale of LNG-fueled machinery in the country. According to the company’s statement, the contract was finalized with the Switzerland-based Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD), for its
Illustration purpose only (Image courtesy of Hoegh LNG) Video: road to delivery of LNG carrier Patris The 173,400-cbm liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker Patris was recently delivered to its owners by shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in South Korea. Video: Teekay’s Arctic LNG tanker transiting the Northern Sea Route
LNG vessel Pacific Breeze loading first Ichthys LNG cargo (Image courtesy of Inpex) Shell approves LNG Canada investment The Hague-based LNG giant Shell has taken a final investment decision on LNG Canada, a major liquefied natural gas export project in Kitimat, British Columbia. Inpex ships first Ichthys LNG cargo to
Image courtesy of Cheniere Cheniere ships first Corpus Christi LNG commissioning cargo Houston-based LNG exporter Cheniere Energy said the first commissioning cargo of liquefied natural gas has loaded and departed from its Corpus Christi liquefaction facility in Texas. Nauticor: LNG bunkering vessel Kairos springs into action Hamburg-based Nauticor, a unit of Linde,
Image courtesy of REN REN’s Sines LNG import terminal on Portugal’s Atlantic coast is scheduled to receive its first cargo of liquefied natural gas in January. According to the Port of Sines data, the 141,000-cbm carrier LNG Cross River departed Nigeria LNG facility on Bonny Island and is set to dock at
Image courtesy of Maran Gas Maritime The Fluxys-operated Zeebrugge liquefied natural gas terminal in Belgium is set to receive a couple of cargoes from Qatar over a five-day period in January. The first cargo will be delivered onboard the 161,870-cbm LNG carrier, Maran Gas Posidonia. Shipping data shows the vessel is scheduled to
Image courtesy of SHI South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries on Monday said it won a new order to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier. The vessel is being built for a European owner, with SHI not disclosing the tanker’s capacity. The deal is worth 209 billion South Korean Won