LNG Shipping

Norges Bank Investment Management will vote in favour of a merger between Shell and BG Group.

ABS has appointed Bret Montaruli to the role of Vice President and Chief Engineer.

Gazprom has held discussions regarding the possibility of Russian LNG supplies to Pakistan.

Trelleborg has released a statement claiming that it has successfully shipped its 600th Ship Shore Link system.

The Panama Canal Authority has requested a feasibility study on new potential LNG facilities at the Panama Canal site.

The Center for LNG has also completed a merger with the Natural Gas Supply Association.

BG has unveiled a new project to optimise LNG ship hull forms, to help reduce emissions and save significant amounts of fuel.

Chevron has released a statement claiming that it has commenced the cool-down of the LNG export system at the Gorgon natural gas plant on Barrow Island, Western Australia.

Reuters reports that Lithuania has put US LNG imports on hold, due to the fact that the state’s gas system is not ready to handle US LNG.

Wärtsilä has released a statement announcing a new concept ferry, which will be able to use either an entirely battery-powered propulsion unit, or a battery/LNG hybrid.

Teekay has announced the successful keel laying ceremony of six LNG newbuilds, which are being built at the DSME shipyard in South Korea.

TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico has announced that it has successfully executed an LNG bunkering operation on the MV Isla Bella containership in Jacksonville, Florida, US.

ABS Group will develop an intelligent maintenance strategy for Golar’s new FLNG fleet.

Svitzer has ordered an additional two tugs from Sanmar Shipyards to serve at the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG project in Australia.

The Russian Maritime Register of Shipping has been selected to class a new floating storage and regasification unit, which is being constructed for Gazprom Flot.