LNG Shipping

Wärtsilä has signed an agreement to ensure the reliable operation of GasLog’s seven LNG carriers.

The Port of Rotterdam has held two meetings for the LNG Masterplan, attended by a number of LNG industry specialists.

MHI has announced that two of its subsidiary companies will begin ship construction in October 2015 at the Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works.

Wilhelmsen Ships Service has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Timm AS.

Anthony Veder has announced that it is to purchase four modern gas carriers from L.G.R. di Navigazione S.p.A.

Beijing Gas has signed a contract with ENGIE for 150 000 m3 of LNG to be imported by November 2015.

Exmar, Flex LNG and Geveran Trading have withdrawn from the previously announced merger transaction.

TGE Marine has signed a new contract, in which it will design the LNG fuel gas and cargo handling systems of a new vessel ordered by Anthony Veder Group.

GTT’s new Mark V containment system has received General Approval for Ship Application by DNV GL.

Reports suggest that Sakhalin II aims to export 18 LNG cargoes by 2018 by selling 6 cargoes per year from 2016.

Cheniere Marketing has agreed to sell up to 24 LNG cargoes to EDF, which is approximately 89 million Btu.

Sinotrans has made an announcement, stating that it is currently in negotiations for the possible commissioning of five arctic LNG carriers.

The Alaskan Governor, Bill Walker, has finalised his meetings on LNG in Japan, claiming that the connection between the US and Japanese market has been strengthened.

Ince & Co. has served as the main legal counsel in the loaning of US$360 million to BW Pavilion LNG for the building of its two new LNG tankers.

Deltamarin and Aker Arctic have embarked on a joint venture, designing an arctic tanker, which can be fitted with LNG dual-fuel engines.