LNG Shipping

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. has participated in the first LNG bunkering trial in the Port of Kobe, onboard the LNG-fuelled tugboat ‘Ishin’.

Vitol has announced a long-term LNG time charter contract with H-Line.

GTT has received an order from HHI and SHI for the tank design of six very large ethane carriers.

Vitol and ENH have announced the launch of ENH Energy Trading, a joint venture commodity trading company.

Demand for small scale units must balance business case against local regulations and longer term energy market risks, says Tor-Ivar Guttlesrod, ABS

GTT has obtained approval in principle for its Arc7 ice class ship systems from the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping.

Gasum has announced that Jacob Granqvist has been appointed to the newly-created position of Sales Director of Gasum’s marine LNG business.

Woodside has signed a HOA with Uniper for a supply of LNG from Woodside’s portfolio for a period of 13 years commencing in 2021.

WinGD has released a time-lapse video of the build of a dual-fuel 12X92DF engine, built by CSSC-MES Diesel Co., Ltd. (CMD) in Lingang, Shanghai.

US Ambassador Paul W. Jones has commended Engro and Excelerate Energy on achieving the world’s fastest 250 STS transfers of LNG in Pakistan.

EXMAR Ship Management and Anglo-Eastern Univan Group have formed a JV dedicated to the newbuilding supervision and vessel management of LNG carriers for third-party owners.

SPEC LNG, Calamari LNG, Avenir LNG, and Höegh LNG have announced a JDA offering additional LNG services from SPEC LNG, Colombia’s LNG import terminal.

Meyer Turku is moving the delivery of its LNG-fuelled cruise ship, ‘Costa Smeralda’, from mid-October to mid-November.

Gil Porter, Brad Richards and Chad Mills, Haynes and Boone, USA, discuss how the US will handle the next wave of LNG projects.

Delta Offshore Energy and LNG Limited have announced an alliance with the Bac Lieu Provincial Government in Vietnam to deliver an LNG-to-power project for the province.