LNG Shipping

UASC has announced options for an additional six containers, bringing the total order of LNG-ready container vessels to 16.

GDF Suez has chartered a LNG FSRU in collaboration with Marubeni. The unit will be deployed offshore Uruguay.

Skangass of Norway is building a LNG bunkering station in Risavika for Fjord Line cruise ferries after plans were approved.

Bergen Group Fosen has built its second LNG-fuelled cruise ferry for the Norwegian shipping line.

ABS has released an advisory to support shipowners and operators intending to navigate North Sea shipping routes.

Exmar’s LNG fleet earned US$ 26.9 million in 2013.

Nakilat has secured a multi-million dollar facility with QNB Group for the purchase and financing of LNG vessels.

Fendercare Marine has provided ship to ship support services for offshore LNG operations involving two of the world’s leading gas players.

Angola LNG has announced the sale of its first LPG cargo from its plant in Soyo.

Shipping company AG EMS and Bomin Linde LNG have signed the first contract for the delivery of LNG in Germany.

A report from DNV GL on the future alternative fuel mix for global shipping suggests that LNG will be an early success.

Russia could match Qatar as the world’s leading producer of LNG within ten years, according to Novatek CEO.

Novatek is considering cooperating with Gunvor Group, as the company prepares to ship LNG to global markets.

TGE Marine has signed contracts for the design and supply of LNG fuel systems and tanks for ethane carriers.

StormGeo adds GTT’s LNG membrane tank sloshing prediction to its software product.