LNG Shipping

GTT has received an order from Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co. Ltd for the tank design of three new LNG carriers, on behalf of China Energy.

MISC Berhad has entered into a new partnership agreement with Nissen Kaiun Co., Ltd for the sale and charter of two of its existing LNG carriers.

NYK has participated as a key partner in the Methane Abatement in Maritime Innovation Initiative with the aim to reduce the environmental impact of LNG-fuelled vessels further.

Samsung Heavy Industries has plans to integrate a digital twin-based ship management platform on PAN OCEAN’s LNG carrier for demonstration.

Bureau Veritas and Hanwha Ocean have announced a joint development project on the structural assessment of independent LNG fuel tanks for ultra large ships.

Avenir LNG Ltd has entrusted Wilhelmsen Ship Management with the management of three LNG bunker vessels: Avenir Achievement, Avenir Ascension, and Avenir Aspiration.

Wärtsilä has signed a technical management agreement with China LNG Shipping (International) Company Ltd.

Lloyd’s Register and Shanghai COSCO SHIPPING LNG investment, a subsidiary of China Shipping Corporation Limited, have signed a partner agreement. The intended partnership will see the world’s oldest marine classification society work with a key player in LNG shipping sector.

Korean Register has awarded an approval in principle for an LNG dual-fuel very large gas carrier jointly developed by KR and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries at Gastech 2023 in Singapore.

Bureau Veritas offered its approval in principle for CSSC Hudong Zhonghua’s largest ever LNG carrier design with a capacity of 271 000 cbm, at Gastech 2023.

Ascenz Marorka, a GTT Group brand, has been awarded a contract by GasLog to equip its entire fleet of more than 35 LNG carriers with its Smart Shipping solution.

Hanwha Ocean has selected TMC Compressors to deliver the complete marine compressed air system to six LNG carriers it will deliver to Mitsui OSK Lines.

Wärtsilä and Furetank are co-developing and testing two technologies showing the potential to halve the methane slip.

Sea Jade Investment Ltd, a joint venture company formed between China City Gas, Fortune Clean Energy, and Wah Kwong Maritime Transport Holdings Ltd, have signed a newbuilding contract with Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Offshore Co Ltd for two LNG carriers.

Eastern Pacific Shipping recently became the manager of the first bulk carrier to complete LNG bunkering operations at Zhoushan Anchorage, China.