Image courtesy of CSSC French shipping company CMA CGM has launched the first of its 23,000 TEU LNG-powered containerships at the Shanghai Jiangnan-Changxing Shipyard. The vessel with the name CMA CGM Jacques Saade is the first of nine such box ships on order by the company. In 2017, CMA CGM’s
zoomImage courtesy of Cedar LNG The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada has accepted an initial project description for the proposed Cedar LNG Project near Kitimat in British Columbia. The Agency invited the public and indigenous groups to review the summary of the initial project description and provide feedback related to
Image courtesy of MOL Mitsui O.S.K. Lines held a naming ceremony for a conventional LNG carrier, jointly ordered by MOL and China COSCO Shipping Corporation, was held at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding. The newbuilt vessel was named the LNG Dubhe after a star in the constellation Ursa Major and is the first
zoomImage courtesy of Woodside Australian LNG producer Woodside and Korea Gas Corporation have signed a non-binding agreement to jointly study the technical and commercial feasibility of a green hydrogen pilot project. The latest agreement builds on a memorandum of understanding signed by the two companies in mid-2018. Since then Woodside
zoomImage courtesy of NYK Japanese shipping giant Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has placed an order for the world largest pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) fueled by liquefied natural gas. A keel-laying ceremony was held on September 20 at Shin Kurushima Toyohashi Shipbuilding, the shipper said in its statement on
Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of MISC) Malaysian LNG shipping giant MISC, a unit of Petronas, said it has signed a deal with Mitsubishi Corporation and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) to co-own two newbuild LNG vessels. The two vessels will have the capacity to transport 174,000 cubic meters of
Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Ørsted) Danish renewable energy company Ørsted has secured volumes of liquefied natural gas through a deal with the UK-based BP. According to an emailed statement, BP will deliver 0.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas from its portfolio to Ørsted on an annual basis.
Image courtesy of Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy South Korean state-owned Kogas signed a long-term liquefied natural gas supply deal with the UK-based energy giant and LNG player BP. According to a statement by the South Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Kogas will be importing 1.58 million
Industry minister Isshu Sugawara; Image courtesy of IAEA Japan could invest up to $10 billion to advance wider use of LNG globally to alleviate the potential effects of heavy reliance on oil from the Middle East. Industry minister Isshu Sugawara is set to present the plan that includes funding such