LNG Shipping

LNG tankers carrying US LNG are bound for China after Beijing announced that it would be granting tax waivers to some importers.

Asian LNG spot prices have increased marginally from the recent record lows as Chinese buyers have begun re-entering the market.

According to Reuters, South Korea’s top LNG buyer, KOGAS, has requested that some of its LNG cargo deliveries be deferred.

The Port of Gothenburg has released a statement claiming that the coronavirus pandemic could accelerate digitalisation in the shipping industry.

PGNiG has sold its first two LNG truck cargoes from the reloading station in Klaipeda.

Total has signed a pioneering agreement to charter its first two LNG-powered very large crude carriers (VLCCs).

Stephane Paquet, TechnipFMC Loading Systems, France, discusses the development of green, simple and cost-effective loading systems for LNG applications.

GTT has announced that Eric Dehouck has joined the company as deputy CEO.

The Board of Directors of Höegh LNG Holdings Ltd. has decided to take precautionary measures to preserve the company’s liquidity and reduce costs.

Nauticor and Novatek are intending to cooperate on the development of small scale LNG supply infrastructure in the Baltic Sea.

AGA has completed the 2000th bunkering of Viking Line’s ‘Viking Grace’ LNG-fuelled cruise ferry.

Teekay LNG Partners has secured new LNG charters for two of its LNG carriers and refinanced its US$225 million unsecured credit facility.

Qatargas Operating Co. Ltd. has announced the delivery of the first cargo of LNG on a Q-Flex vessel to the ENN Zhoushan LNG receiving terminal in China.

MAN Energy Solutions is reporting that its portfolio of two-stroke, dual-fuel engines has accumulated 1 million operating hours.

Pavilion Energy is requesting that LNG suppliers contribute towards the development of an industry standard to measure LNG’s total GHG emissions.