CSM Energy, part of the Columbia Group, and Hydrus Engineering have entered into a partnership to assess and retrofit offshore support vessels (OSVs) working in the offshore wind industry to turn them into hybrid vessels powered by both battery and fuel. “The offshore wind market is driven by moving away
German propulsion manufacturer Schottel has secured a contract to deliver main propulsion units for five low-emission tugs ordered by Canada’s marine transportation company Haisea Marine. As disclosed, the company will deliver a total of ten rudder propellers and two transverse thrusters to Turkish Sanmar Shipyards. These will be installed on
GasLog’s New York-listed spinoff GasLog Partners has signed a time charter agreement with French energy major TotalEnergies. Courtesy of GasLog This deal extends the charter for ship GasLog Seattle to TotalEnergies. The vessel is a 155,000 cubic metres tri-fuel diesel electric LNG carrier made in 2013. The charter agreement is
Swedish shipping company Thun Tankers’ LNG-fueled chemical tanker built by Dutch shipbuilder Ferus Smit was launched and named Thun Empower. Photo by Elisa Kruit; Courtesy of Thun Tankers Thun Empower was launched in an online event held on 27 July. The ship is the fourth LNG-fueled oil/chemical tanker from the
Australia’s Santos has started production from the Phase 3C infill drilling program at the Bayu-Undan field with the company reporting a better than anticipated outcome from the first well. Santos said on Wednesday that the first well had been brought online at 178 million standard cubic feet per day (mmscfd)
China’s Guangdong Energy has started building the $1 billion Huizhou LNG import terminal. Guangdong Energy starts on Huizhou LNG import terminal Guandong Energy held an official ceremony on 23 July to celebrate the beginning of construction. Huizhou is a city in southeast Guangdong Province, China, north of Hong Kong. The
German engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions has won an order to supply “the world’s first, low-speed, dual-fuel engine to run on methanol within the container segment.” As informed, the 2,100 TEU vessel will be constructed at South Korean shipyard Hyundai Mipo Dockyard for the shipping major, A.P. Møller – Maersk.
U.S. LNG infrastructure company Sempra LNG and the Polish Oil & Gas Company (PGNiG) have signed an agreement for the purchase of two million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of LNG from North America. Illustration only; Courtesy of Sempra LNG The LNG will come from Sempra LNG’s portfolio of projects in
Croatia’s LNG import terminal, located on the island of Krk, Croatia, has received its milestone cargo by a Q-Max LNG carrier. Courtesy of LNG Croatia Qatargas’ Q-Max LNG carrier Al Dafna delivered the cargo, as one of the largest LNG carriers in the world. The 266,366-cubic metres Al Dafna berthed
Pakistan-located FSRU BW Integrity, owned by Singapore’s gas shipping giant BW, marks its 165th LNG cargo, delivered by the BW Paris. Courtesy of BW LNG FSRU BW Paris, a converted LNG tanker, delivered approximately 142,800 cubic metres of LNG, as reported on social media by BW LNG. BW LNG is