LNG Shipping

Tokyo Gas Co. has signed a heads of agreement (HoA) with Mitsubishi Corp to purchase up to eight cargoes of LNG from LNG Canada.

Containerships’ third and fourth LNG-powered vessels have been christened at the Wenchong Shipyard, China.

Japan’s Toho Gas Co. has signed an agreement to purchase up to four cargoes of LNG from the LNG Canada project.

AIDA Cruises has announced that the AIDAnova cruise ship has left the Meyer shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, and been transferred to Eemshaven, the Netherlands.

Watson Farley & Williams advised Höegh LNG Holdings on its investment forming part of Avenir LNG with Stolt-Nielsen and Golar LNG, in pursuit of small scale LNG opportunities.

Keppel O&M are due to build another two LNG carriers for Stolt-Nielsen worth around S$105 million.

Shell has delivered its first ship-to-ship bunkering of LNG from its specialised LNG bunker vessel, ‘Cardissa’.

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has become the third port member to join SEA\LNG, alongside Port of Rotterdam and Yokohama-Kawasaki International Port Corporation (YKIP).

The commencement of the LNG Canada project in Kitimat, British Columbia, may just be the first ripple in a wave of further LNG megaproject approvals.

Singapore authorities are working to ensure the availability of low-sulfur marine fuels before the new IMO 2020 emission regulations come into play.

TransCanada Corporation will proceed with the construction of the Coastal GasLink pipeline project to serve the LNG Canada project.

The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers has welcomed LNG Canada’s positive final investment decision.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Government of Canada have given enthusiastic support for the LNG Canada project.

NYK Line has signed an agreement with Total Gas & Power Chartering Ltd, under which the Total subsidiary will charter from NYK a newly built LNG carrier for a period of seven years.

Eesti Gaas has placed an order for the first LNG bunker vessel for the North-East Baltic Sea region.