LNG Shipping

Gail India has joined its counterparts GSPC and IOC in launching a winter LNG cargo tender.

Gujarat State Petroleum Corp has opened a tender to buy a cargo of LNG.

The LNG feeder and bunker vessel ‘Kairos’ has commenced its first reload operation in Klaipeda.

Germany’s Economy Minister has announced that Europe is ready to begin construction of LNG infrastructure to facilitate the importation of US LNG.

Project Forward has been named ‘Most Sustainable Project’ at the Maritime2020 Summit in Copenhagen.

DNV GL has announced that it has awarded Korea’s Daehan Shipbuilding Co. Ltd approval in principle for the design of an LNG-fuelled 115 000 DWT Aframax tanker.

Egypt is currently exporting 520 million ft3 of LNG per day from it Idku LNG plant.

Samsung Heavy Industries has announced that it has received an order for a new LNG carrier.

GasLog has announced two long-term charters with Cheniere and has placed two newbuilding orders with SHI.

Sovcomflot has announced that it has placed an order at Zvezda shipbuilding complex for the construction of three LNG-fuelled next generation product carriers.

The Gazprom Board of Directors has reviewed information about the prospects of the LNG bunkering market and the company’s ongoing activities in this sector.

Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd has clinched contracts worth a combined value of about S$300 million, including a contract for the design and construction of a LNG bunker vessel.

In 2018, Gunvor showed continued year-on-year growth by delivering approximately 11 million t of LNG.

Evangelos Dimopoulos, Senior LNG Analyst, Braemar ACM Shipbroking, provides comments on the LNG industry 2018/19.

Jos Glorie, Cryonorm Systems BV, the Netherlands, evaluates the value of LNG as a marine fuel and outlines Cryonorm’s latest marine fuel system solution.