LNG Shipping

According to Reuters, over the next year, Glencore is looking to surpass Vitol and Trafigura as the largest merchant trader of LNG.

DNV GL and 25 other partners from the Norwegian maritime industry and the Norwegian authorities have suggested five pilot projects to be pursued by the Green Coastal Shipping Programme.

Jørgen Kildahl has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Höegh LNG.

Chemgas Shipping’s LNG-fuelled vessel, the Sefarina, has become the first seagoing ship to be bunkered with LNG at the port of Antwerp.

Dynagas has chartered nine LNG carriers for the Yamal LNG project, which is based on the Yamal Peninsula in northern Russia.

Abdulrahman Essa Al-Mannai has been named as the new President and Chief Executive Officer of Milaha.

The proceeds from the private placement will be used to support Höegh LNG’s strategy to become a leading provider of FLNG services.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has received two orders for its Sayaringo STaGE LNG carriers, which will be delivered to two joint ventures established by Chubu Electric Power with NYK and MOL line.

The new LNG carrier, equipped with NO96-GW technology, will be owned and operated by Chandris.

Bureau Veritas has finalised the acquisition of hydrodynamic digital simulation experts HydrOcean.

Gazprom has held various meetings at the Eastern Economic Forum to discuss its relationships within the LNG industry.

Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine, Qatar, provides an update of recent work carried out at the shipyard.

Teekay has announced the launch of its second LNG MEGI newbuilding from the DSME shipyard in South Korea.

BG Group has announced that Shell’s offer for the company has received unconditional merger clearance from the European Commission.

Frost & Sullivan explains why the LNG industry is set for a transformation in the Middle East.