LNG Shipping

BloombergNEF has released its ‘Global LNG Outlook 2019 - 2023’.

Wärtsilä has won the contract to supply 40 generating sets for 12 new LNG fuelled platform supply vessels, the first such vessels to be built for a Chinese owner.

The world’s first LNG-powered crane vessel, ‘Werkendam’, has started work on its first project at the Port of Rotterdam.

Gibraltar’s Gibdock shipyard has completed a major conversion project to allow the Baleària ferry ‘Napoles’ to operate using LNG as fuel.

KNUD E. HANSEN has announced that it has designed the first generation of LNG-powered ultra-large RoRo vessels for Swedish company Wallenius-SOL.

Tellurian Inc. has reported its 1Q19 results, continuing to build its integrated global natural gas business.

Sovcomflot concludes US$297 million LNG vessel financing facility with three international banks.

Nakilat has announced that its Al Ghashamiya Q-Flex LNG carrier has recently reached a significant safety milestone of over 10 years without lost time injury or total recordable case – equivalent to nearly 3 million safe man-hours.

Mercuria Energy Group are in the process of assembling a team to run an LNG trading desk.

Axpo and German LNG Terminal have signed a heads of agreement for a long-term capacity contract.

GTT has received an order notification from Hyundai Heavy Industries regarding the tank design of a new 174 000 m3 LNG carrier on behalf of Greek shipowner Capital Gas Carriers.

PETRONAS has, through its subsidiary PETRONAS LNG Ltd, completed another successful LNG break bulking ship-to-ship transfer.

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard has received approval in principle from Lloyd’s Register for an LNG-fuelled 50 000 dwt class MR tanker design.

Royal Dutch Shell posts strong first quarter results, outperforming forecasts and rivals alike, thanks to LNG earnings.

A Q-Flex class LNG tanker, the world’s second largest class of carrier, is due to travel through the Panama Canal for the first time.