LNG Shipping

Although the global gas market may be descending into the tunnel of oversupply, Timera Energy suspects that this tunnel is shorter than many people think.

Gaztransport & Technigaz has announced that it has received an order from Samsung Heavy Industries to equip a new LNG carrier with Mark technology.

Elengy has released a statement claiming that, alongside Fosmax, it has successfully reloaded 50 LNG cargoes since it began offering the service in April 2012.

AS Tallink Grupp has signed LNG supply contracts with Estonia’s AS Eesti Gaas and Finland’s Skangas for its new LNG-driven fast ferry, Megastar.

Matrix PDM Engineering has signed a licensing agreement with GTT to offer membrane tank technology.

Air Liquide has announced that it will provide two Turbo-Brayton LNG sub-cooling units for new LNG carriers.

Gas LNG Europe has held a meeting at Reganosa’s facilities in Mugardos, Spain, to analyse the future of the gas sector.

Alexander Harsema-Mensonides, Braemar, USA, looks at how the role of LNG is changing from wholesale to retail markets.

Volkswagen Group has announced that, from 2019 onwards, it will use two LNG-powered vessels to transport vehicles between Europe and North America.

SEA\LNG – a coalition created to accelerate the use of LNG as a marine fuel – has announced that Eagle LNG Partners has been welcomed as the first new industry partner into the coalition.

Keppel has announced that it has secured contracts to construct two dual-fuel diesel LNG tugs, and that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Shell to jointly explore LNG opportunities.

Skangas – a subsidiary of Gasum – has successfully executed its first LNG bunkering operation at the Pori terminal in Finland.

BW Group has announced that it has appointed Jakob Bergholdt as its new Group CFO.

Carnival Corp. & plc has announced that it has signed a framework agreement with Shell Western LNG B.V., under which Shell will supply LNG for Carnival’s LNG-powered cruise ships.

MISC Berhad has announced that it has held a naming and delivery ceremony for its new Seri Camellia LNG carrier.