LNG Shipping

The Wärtsilä SparkUp Challenge is an initiative by the technology group Wärtsilä to find innovative start-ups to develop ideas for the smart shipping value chain.

Bureau Veritas is now issuing both classification and statutory e-certificates following successful pilots with ship owners and flag states.

China surpassed South Korea to become the world’s second-largest importer of LNG in 2017.

BigLift Shipping’s BigLift Baffin arrived in Singapore to deliver a crane boom and luffing frame for Heerema Marine Contractor’s new flag ship Sleipnir.

Gail has launched a tender to buy a LNG cargo for delivery in March.

Asian spot LNG prices for April delivery rose amid renewed Japanese purchases and as supply from the US continued to lag.

Flex LNG has reported unaudited results for the three and twelve months ended 31 December 2017.

The US Coast Guard has issued a Letter of Recommendation to the FERC confirming the suitability of the Brownsville Ship Channel for Texas LNG's marine traffic.

More than US$200 billion of investment in LNG is needed to meet a boom in demand by 2030, according to Royal Dutch Shell.

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and Far East Investment and Export Agency sign Memorandum of Understanding regarding cooperation for the development of the Northern Sea Route and Russian Far East.

Billionaire miner Andrew Forrest and two of Japan’s biggest power companies plan to build a LNG import terminal in Australia by 2020.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has stated its intent to prepare the EIS for Commonwealth LNG's latest proposed project.

Russia’s Novatek sees a global glut in LNG dwindling rapidly due to lack of the new projects while future LNG demand will increase.

Capital Link's 12th Annual International Shipping Forum is due to take place on 12 March 2018 in NYC.

Winterthur Gas & Diesel recently signed agreements with Wärtsilä Services and CSSC Marine Service Co. Ltd. as Authorised Global Service Providers.