LNG Shipping

GTT has received its first order from China Merchants Heavy Industry-Jiangsu for the tank design of four new LNG carriers, on behalf of a European ship owner.

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd has announced it will join the Methane Abatement in Maritime Innovation Initiative, tasked with reducing methane emissions across the maritime industry in the world.

ClassNK has evaluated the LNG dual-fuelled chemical tanker ‘Fairchem Pioneer’, which was jointly developed by Fukuoka Shipbuilding Co., Ltd and Fairfield Japan Ltd.

GTT has received two orders from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering for the tank design for a total of three new LNG carriers, two on behalf of a European shipowner, and the other for an Asian shipowner.

Titan has performed the gas-up and cool-down of one of the tanks from NYK Line’s LNG tanker ‘Grace Emilia’.

Vitol will deliver the first LNG cargo to the Philippines in mid-April 2023, which will be used to cool down the FSU Ish and commission the first LNG Terminal in Batangas Bay.

Vitol has recently delivered the first LNG cargo into Finland’s new Inkoo terminal.

Samsung Heavy Industries has won an order for two LNG carriers with an Asia-Pacific shipper.

MEYER Group has presented a cruise ship concept that uses LNG as fuel.

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd and Shell North America LNG LLC have announced the successful bunkering of the ZIM SAMMY OFER container vessel with LNG.

Fratelli Cosulich has announced that the christening and launch of the first of its two small scale and bunker vessels took place on 22 March 2023, at the CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering shipyard in China.

Höegh LNG Holdings Ltd has completed the acquisition of the 2013-built LNG carrier, Golar Seal.

Matson Navigation Company will convert the main engine aboard its container ship, ‘Kaimana Hila’, from a MAN B&W S90ME-C10.5 unit to a dual-fuel ME-GI unit capable of running on LNG.

SEA-LNG recognises the importance of continuing to drive global infrastructure build-out to improve availability of LNG bunkering to the rapidly growing LNG-fuelled fleet.

Performance Shipping Inc. has signed a shipbuilding contract with China Shipbuilding Trading Company Ltd and Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Company Ltd for the construction of a 114 000 DWT LNG ready LR2 Aframax product/crude oil tanker.