LNG Shipping

Asian spot LNG prices are currently at an eight month low as mild winter weather persists.

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding of MHI have held a christening ceremony for a next-generation LNG carrier under construction for Trans Pacific Shipping 5 Ltd., a joint venture of JERA and MOL.

GasLog Ltd has released a statement providing further details on the new charter party agreements, each for a firm period of seven years, with a wholly owned subsidiary of Cheniere Energy, Inc.

GTT has received an order from the Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries for the tank design of two new LNG carriers, on behalf of ship-owner NYK.

Eagle LNG’s Talleyrand LNG bunker station at JAXPORT has established a routine of providing regular bunkering LNG to Crowley’s LNG powered ConRo ships.

Australia’s BHP Group had made an LNG cargo available for purchase.

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.