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Nakilat Takes Delivery of Another LNG Carrier

Jan 24, 2022

Nakilat took delivery of a newbuild LNG carrier, “Global Sealine”, which will be commercially and technically managed in-house by Nakilat Shipping Qatar Limited (NSQL). Built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) in South Korea…

First Ship-to-Containership LNG Bunkering Ops in Port of Marseille Fos’

Jan 24, 2022

TotalEnergies and CMA CGM launched Marseilles’ inaugural ship-to-containership Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) bunkering operation in the Port of Marseille Fos, Southern France.CMA CGM BALI, a 15,000 TEU LNG-powered containership is deployed on the MEX 1service…

NYK Signs Multi-Year Deal with GAIL (India) Limited for Charter of LNG Carrier

Dec 24, 2021

NYK signed a multi-year time-charter contract with GAIL (India) Limited, India's largest natural gas company, for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier. Grace Emilia, the vessel that will be chartered, is equipped with a WinGD-made dual-fuel slow-speed X-DF diesel engine…

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Books First Order for LNG FGSS for High-Pressure Marine Engines

Dec 24, 2021

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has taken its first order for LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) fuel supply systems (FGSS) for high-pressure dual-fuel marine engines, for installation on six LNG…

Indonesian Seafarer Appointed Chief Engineer of NYK LNG Carrier

Dec 23, 2021

On December 10, 2021,  NYK Shipmanagement Pte. Ltd. appointed Indonesia seafarer Tabah Supriyanto as the first Indonesian chief engineer of an NYK LNG carrier.Chief engineer Supriyanto has been a member of the NYK Group since 2008 and served on LNG carriers and becoming an experienced engineer…

Suez Canal to Reduce Rebates on Tolls for LNG Carriers

Dec 21, 2021

Egypt's Suez Canal will reduce rebates on canal tolls for liquefied natural gas carriers from Jan. 1 till June 30, the canal authority said in a circular published on its website on Tuesday.The rebates to LNG tankers operating between the American Gulf…

Cheniere Asks for More Time to Build Texas Corpus LNG Expansion

Dec 09, 2021

Top U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter Cheniere Energy Inc asked federal regulators to extend the amount of time it has to build the proposed Stage 3 expansion at its Corpus Christi LNG export plant in Texas due to pandemic delays.When the U…

Galveston LNG Bunkering Infrastructure FEED Contract Awarded

Nov 17, 2021

Pilot LNG, developer of the Galveston LNG Bunker Port (GLBP) project, announced that it has awarded the front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for the project’s marine infrastructure engineering to W. F. Baird & Associates.Baird will…

Japanese Trio Connects on Project to Reduce Methane Slip by 70%

Oct 27, 2021

As the global shipping industry is under the microscope to reduce emissions, three Japanese leaders in the maritime space: Hitachi Zosen, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.(MOL) and Yanmar Power Technology Co., Ltd. (YPT), have targeted methane slip…

LNG: France Gets Its First LNG Bunker Vessel, Gas Vitality

Oct 26, 2021

The first LNG bunker vessel to be based in France has been named Gas Vitality at a ceremony held today at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, China.The 18,600-m³ newbuild bunker vessel is TotalEnergies Marine Fuels’ second collaboration with Mitsui O…

Shipbuilding: DSME Delivers another LNG Carrier to Nakilat

Oct 26, 2021

Nakilat has taken delivery of a newbuild LNG carrier dubbed Global Sea Spirit, a ship to be commercially and technically managed in-house by Nakilat Shipping Qatar Limited (NSQL). Built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) in South Korea…

JAX LNG and TOTE Complete US' First Renewable LNG Bunkering

Sep 23, 2021

JAX LNG, a small-scale LNG facility located along the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Fla., recently completed the first fueling of a marine vessel in the United States with a blend of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and renewable LNG (RLNG).JAX…

Maryland Cove Point LNG Export Plant to Start Work Next Week

Sep 15, 2021

Berkshire Hathaway Energy's Cove Point liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plant in Maryland will shut for about three weeks of maintenance starting around Sept. 20, according to pipeline data and analysts.Officials at Berkshire Hathaway Energy…

Oil Output, Vessel Traffic Halted as Nicholas Lashes Texas

Sep 14, 2021

Hurricane Nicholas on Tuesday took another swipe at U.S. Gulf Coast energy facilities, cutting offshore oil and gas output gradually recovering from the last storm and disrupting power to onshore pipeline, gas and chemical plants.Royal Dutch…

Gasum CEO Lamminen Steps Down

Sep 01, 2021

Gasum is searching for a new CEO to replace Johanna Lamminen, who has resigned. The company's board of directors has appointed Kai Laitinen, Gasum's current CFO, as interim CEO until a successor is in place.“Together with the entire staff, we have traveled an amazing journey…

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