LNG Shipping

GAC has established an operations office in Japan to cater for the growing demand for ship agency and husbandry services.

Damen Yichang Shipyard will roll out an increased portfolio of vessels to a wider market audience, including LNG tankers.

EGAS has signed a Master LNG SPA with Gazprom Global LNG Ltd.

The Japan Bank for International Cooperation will provide up to US$87 million for the procurement of an LNG tanker.

The US Coast Guard has completed its LNG bunkering regulations with reference to DNV GL’s Recommended Practice.

The announcement follows Clarkson’s data and ClassNK’s official registration figures.

Bestobell will supply cryogenic globe valves to be fitted in Wärtsilä’s LNG-Pac fuel gas systems for its new harbour tug design.

AVEVA has confirmed that its software licences will be deployed in South Korean universities and schools to encourage the development of the local marine industry.

Russia’s largest independent gas producer has increased the number of members of its Management Board from eight to nine.

ABB’s marine solutions to boost efficiency, reliability and flexibility of Tallink’s first LNG-powered fast ferry.

GTT has announced a new order for one LNG carrier, to be built by South Korea’s DSME.

The Hong Kong government has announced that vessels will need to switch to low-sulfur marine fuel by 1 July 2015.

The Port of Helsinki and the Port of Tallinn are working together to develop the Helsinki-Tallinn maritime link.

General Dynamics NASSCO has held the keel laying ceremony for an ECO tanker for APT, currently under construction in San Diego.

Damen Shipyards has launched the first LNG-powered EcoLiner inland shipping tanker at its shipyard in Romania.