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LNGL Extends Gladstone Lease

Nov 02, 2014

Highlights* Gladstone Ports Corporation has extended LNGL’s Fisherman’s Landing LNG Project (FLLNG) site Agreement for Lease until 31 March 2016, with an option for another year * LNGL has signed a non-binding memorandum of intent (MOI) for gas supply with Tri-Star Petroleum Company (Tri-Star)…

BG Group Selects Rolls-Royce Trent 60 DLE

Nov 02, 2014

Rolls-Royce is proud to announce that BG Group has selected the Trent 60 DLE industrial gas turbine as the driver for the main refrigeration compressors in the proposed Lake Charles LNG Export project in Louisiana, USA.BG Group and Rolls…

Exmar Optimistic About Gas Carrier Market into 2015

Oct 30, 2014

Belgian gas shipping group Exmar said on Thursday that the market for its very large and midsize gas carriers was at historically high levels in the third quarter and was expected to remain good in spite of new vessels being delivered in 2015…

Korean Register to Drive LNG Fuelled Shipping

Oct 29, 2014

Korean Register (KR) will work alongside the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Secretariat (APEC) to promote the use of LNG fuelled ships in the APEC region.APEC has awarded a contract to KR to further the understanding of the current state…

GasLog Appoints New Director

Oct 29, 2014

GasLog Ltd. today announced that the Board has appointed Mr. Donald Kintzer as a new independent member of the Board of GasLog effective 27 October, 2014. Donald Kintzer has also been appointed a member of the Audit & Risk Committee of the Company…

Society for Gas as a Marine Fuel Launched

Oct 28, 2014

The Society for Gas as a Marine Fuel (SGMF) was formally launched by Minister Lui Tuck Yew on Wednesday, October 15, 2014 in conjunction with the Singapore International Bunkering Conference and Exhibition (SIBCON) 2014. Approximately 1,600…

Qatargas Sells First LNG Cargo to JOVO

Oct 28, 2014

Qatargas sold its first cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Jovo LNG Storage and Transportation Co., Ltd. (“JOVO”), an independent LNG importer from the People’s Republic of China. The 64,000 cubic meter cargo was sold on a free-on-board…

Marine Contracting Goes ‘Down Under'

Oct 27, 2014

Marine Contracting has announced that it has opened its Australian office in Perth as it seeks to bring its industry leading engineering and offshore marine solutions to the Australian offshore market. Key services that Marine Contracting…

Moore Stephens Expects Vessel Operating Cost to Rise

Oct 24, 2014

Vessel operating costs are expected to rise by almost three per cent in both 2014 and 2015, according to a new survey by international accountant and shipping consultant Moore Stephens.                                                   The…

Technip & Fluor Bag RAPID UIO Project

Oct 24, 2014

Technip, in a joint venture with Fluor, was awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management contract by PRPC Utilities and Facilities Sdn. Bhd. for the PETRONAS Refinery and Petrochemical Integrated Development (RAPID) project located in the state of Johor…

VT Halter Begins Building LNG-powered ConRo Ships for Crowley

Oct 22, 2014

VT Halter Marine, Inc., a subsidiary of Vision Technologies Systems, Inc. (VT Systems), has commenced construction on the first of two liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered, combination Container Roll-On/Roll-Off (ConRo) vessels for Crowley following the signing of the contract…

LNG America, Buffalo Marine to Design LNG Bunker Fuel Network

Oct 20, 2014

LNG America announced it has entered an agreement with Buffalo Marine Service, Inc. (Buffalo Marine) to cooperate on the design of an LNG bunker fuel network for the U. S. Gulf Coast region. LNG America is developing a hub-and-spoke delivery…

World’s 1st LNG Hybrid Barge Christened "Hummel"

Oct 19, 2014

The world’s first LNG hybrid barge of Becker Marine Systems was christened with the name 'Hummel' on October 18, 2014, at Grasbrook Quay in HafenCity Hamburg. The godmother of the inaugural event for the floating LNG power plant for environmentally friendly energy supply of cruise ships was Dr…

KBR, Daewoo win Eni FLNG FEED

Oct 18, 2014

KBR Inc. announced today that the KD Consortium, consisting of KBR and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Company, Ltd, has been awarded a front end engineering design (FEED) contract by Eni East Africa SpA for a floating liquefied…

For Ferries, Commercial Light at End of Regulatory Tunnel

Oct 16, 2014

A review of the ferry industry’s latest challenges and opportunities attracted a record 340 delegates to Vancouver last week for the 39th annual Interferry conference. The global trade association event exposed a string of concerns – notably…

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