Maran Gas Posidonia; Image courtesy of Polskie LNG Polish liquefied natural gas import facility, the President Lech Kaczyński terminal in Świnoujście, has received a new cargo on Thursday. Polish LNG terminal operator, Polskie LNG, said via social media that the 75th cargo delivery came to the facility onboard the 161,870-cbm
EGAT picks Petronas for two spot LNG cargoes
Image courtesy of PTT LNG The state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand has closed its tender for the supply of two spot LNG cargoes. In its statement, EGAT said it has awarded the two cargo slots to Malaysia’s giant Petronas, which will supply two 65,000-cbm LNG cargoes. Petronas has been
Baltic Pipe project gets Polish environmental permit
zoomIllustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Baltic Pipe Project) Polish gas grid and LNG terminal operator Gaz-System said the Regional Directorate for Environmental Protection in Szczecin issued the environmental decision for the offshore gas pipeline to be laid in the Polish waters of the Baltic Sea as part of the
Latvian, Estonian duo to LNG retrofit two locomotives
zoomImage courtesy of DiGas DiGas, a Latvian dual-fuel natural gas system manufacturer and Estonian state-owned energy company Enefit Kaevandused, have teamed up on retrofitting locomotives to run on LNG. The two companies have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to retrofit and pilot two types of diesel shunter locomotives TEM-2
GTT wins tank design order for LNG carrier trio
Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of GTT) French liquefied natural gas containment system specialist, GTT, has been contracted for the design of storage tanks for a trio of newbuild tankers. The company said on Wednesday it has received an order from an Asian shipyard to design LNG tanks for three
Gasum completes its first cruise liner ship-to-ship LNG bunkering
LNG bunkering of Costa Smeralda; Image courtesy of Gasum The Nordic energy company Gasum’s first ship-to-ship bunkering involving a cruise ship took place at the Meyer Turku shipyard during November 2019. Gasum’s LNG bunker vessel Coralius conducted ship-to-ship bunkering to Carnival Corporation’s cruise ship Costa Smeralda. Costa Smeralda is the
K-Line inks LNG bunkering vessel management deal with FueLNG
Image courtesy of Keppel Corporation Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K-Line) and FueLNG have concluded a ship management agreement for the 7,500-cbm LNG-bunkering vessel (LBV) that FueLNG will own, operate and carry out all commercial operations. FueLNG, a joint venture between Keppel Offshore & Marine and Shell Eastern Petroleum has so far
K Line begins construction of LNG-fuelled car carrier
K Line’s Drive Green Highway car carrier; Image courtesy of K Line Japanese shipbuilder Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has begun the construction of an LNG-fuelled car carrier vessel. K Line said on Thursday that the order for the car carrier was made to Imabari Shipbuilding in December 2018. According
Calor launches LNG-powered Volvo trucks in Northern Ireland
Image courtesy of Calor LNG UK provider of liquefied natural gas Calor and Dennison Commercials have launched the gas-powered Volvo truck range at Dennison’s Ballyclare head office depot. The surge of interest in LNG in Northern Ireland follows the significant growth of LNG sales in Europe, where it is now
COOEC wins Tangshan LNG contract
zoomImage source: Pixabay under CCO Creative Commons license. China’s Offshore Oil Engineering, a CNOOC unit, has secured a contract worth 4.4 billion Chinese Yuan ($623 million), for the construction of facilities at the proposed Tangshan LNG terminal. In its statement, COOEC said it has signed an engineering, procurement and construction