LNG Shipping

Kongsberg has announced that it has signed a contract with German shipbuilder Fassmer for the delivery of a unique technical solution for the LNG-powered research vessel, Atair II.

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has announced the hires of Jonathan Siu and Sung Hwan Choi.

GasLog Partners LP has announced that it has completed the acquisition from GasLog Ltd of 100% of the shares in the entity that owns and charters the GasLog Greece LNG carrier.

The importer is seeking a cargo for July, September and November.

BC Ferries has announced that the Salish Raven – the third and final LNG dual-fuel Salish Class vessel – has departed Gdansk, Poland, for its final destination, British Columbia, Canada.

The vessel is able to operate on HFO, MDO and gas oil as well as LNG and is one of the world’s first to operate on ethane.

Carnival Corp. & plc has released artistic renderings of its second cruise terminal at the Port of Barcelona, which will be Europe’s newest passenger cruise terminal when it opens in 2018.

Carnival Corp. & plc has announced that AIDA Cruises has taken delivery of the AIDAperla in Nagasaki, Japan, from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.

Samsung Heavy Industries has announced that it used Intergraph Smart ® 3D to design the world’s largest containership, MOL Triumph, for Mitsui O.S.K. Lines.

MacGregor – part of Cargotec – has announced that it has reached an agreement to sell the majority shares of Woodfield Systems Ltd.

When Russia’s biggest tanker operator launches four new vessels next year, they will not just be carrying oil to northern Europe but the hopes of the LNG industry.

The Exchange aims to provide more freight market benchmarks and move into the LNG and container spaces.

Evergas has announced that it has named its latest Dragon Class vessel at Sunoco’s terminal in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, US.

New contract with Bernhard Schulte will address complex automation challenges, driving efficiency, reliability and lifecycle cost savings.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that the country is set to become the world’s largest producer of LNG.