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Canada to Roll Out First Propane Export Terminal

May 09, 2017

Royal Vopak and AltaGas have entered into a joint venture and will invest together in the development of the Ridley Island Propane Export Terminal (RIPET). RIPET is expected to be the first propane export facility off the west coast of Canada…

ENGIE, AES to Expand LNG Partnership to Central America

May 05, 2017

ENGIE and The AES Corporation have agreed to enter into a joint venture to market and sell liquefied natural gas (LNG) to third parties in Central America. The joint venture will utilize the Costa Norte LNG terminal currently under construction in Colón…

Sovcomflot Launches LNG-Powered Ships

May 01, 2017

Russia’s biggest tanker operator will launch four new vessels in 2018 that will run on liquefied natural gas (LNG), Bloomberg reported. Sovcomflot’s Aframax ships, capable of carrying 600,000 barrels of oil through the Baltic Sea to the port of Rotterdam…

Breaking Down IMO’s 0.5% Bunker Sulfur Cap

May 01, 2017

Breaking down the challenges of the 2020 sulfur cap can be confusing. Matti Bargfried provides a primer. What has happened so far? The IMO this October voted in its 70th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee to globally cap the maximum amount of sulfur allowed to 0…

Singapore Rolls Out LNG Bunkering Standard

Apr 29, 2017

The first Singapore Technical Reference (TR) 56 for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Bunkering was launched by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), SPRING Singapore and the Standards Development Organisation @ Singapore Chemical Industry Council (SDO@SCIC)…

US Authorizes Non-FTA LNG Export from Golden Pass

Apr 26, 2017

The U.S. Department of Energy announced that it has signed an order authorizing Golden Pass Products LLC to export domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) to countries that do not have a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States…

Baltic Exchange Chief Outlines Growth Plan

Apr 26, 2017

Newly appointed Baltic Exchange Chief Executive Mark Jackson has set out the Exchange’s vision of the near-future in a wide-ranging speech in Singapore during the concurrent MPA Singapore Maritime and Singapore Iron Ore Weeks.“The recent…

Drewry Trims Long-Term Freight Rate Outlook for LNG shipping

Apr 25, 2017

Given the mounting pressure on freight rates and continuing fleet growth over the next two years, Drewry believes that excess vessel supply will reduce only gradually with the recovery in rates pushed back to the latter part of next year, according…

Petrobangla, Summit Pact for 2nd LNG Terminal

Apr 21, 2017

Bangladesh's State-owned Petrobangla has inked final deals with Summit LNG Terminal Co to development the country's second floating LNG terminal. The Financial Express reported that Summit group will install a Floating Storage and Re-gasification…

Nakilat Holds 21st Qatar Project Shipping Forum

Apr 19, 2017

Nakilat organized the 21st Qatar Project Shipping Forum (QPSF) in London from April 18-19, 2017. The bi-annual Forum gathered Nakilat’s joint venture partners, ship operators and charterers to discuss numerous matters concerning the Nakilat…

LNG Innovation: Wison's LNG Distributor

Apr 10, 2017

The Wison-LNG-Distributor (LNGD) is a new multi-functional carrier with scalable capacity between 5000 to 20,000 cu. m. Wison-LNGD integrates the functions of LNG loading, bunkering and container delivery, which could make regional LNG redistribution more affordable and efficient…

Sovcomflot Pushes for LNG-fuelled Vessels

Apr 07, 2017

SCF Group's Sovcomflot sees bright future for LNG-fuelled vessels in the tanker industry. 'LNG is a promising fuel for large-capacity vessels, which will significantly increase their environmental compatibility and efficiency,' says the company…

Nakilat Holds Fleet Officers Meeting in Doha

Mar 29, 2017

Nakilat held its bi-annual Fleet Officers Meeting (FOM) from March 27-28, 2017 at the InterContinental Hotel in Doha, Qatar.  Held in Qatar for the first time, the event was attended by about 50 Officers from Nakilat’s LNG and LPG fleets…

Gazprom to Cement LNG Ties with Kuwait

Mar 25, 2017

Russia-based energy company Gazprom has negotiated about supplies of liquefied natural gas (LNG)  to Kuwait, reports Tass. The talks continue in 'a rather progressive mood,'during the the Energy Minister Alexander Novak’s visit to the Middle East country…

Hapag-Lloyd: Positive Operating Result in a Challenging Environment

Mar 24, 2017

Hapag-Lloyd AG remains bullish on the substantial earnings contribution from synergies from CSAV acquisition and OCTAVE cost-cutting programme alongwith further synergies expected due to the merger with UASC. Hapag-Lloyd closed the 2016 financial year with EBITDA of EUR 607…

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