LNG carrier news

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd has held a naming ceremony for two 174 000 m3 LNG vessels for QatarEnergy at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.

WinGD has signed a long-term service agreement with OPearl LNG Ship Management to ensure optimal engine performance, reliability, and efficiency of LNG carriers.

Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore, Igloo Corp. and Hyundai LNG Shipping have launched a joint development project to develop cyber resilience technology compliant with UR E26 and E27, the International Association of Classification Societies regulations for ship cyber resilience.

UPM has launched a new solution for the insulation elements of LNG cargo tanks.

Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases Group has secured a contract to provide 12 bespoke cryogenic submerged pumps to be installed on three LNG carriers which are being converted into FSRUs.

Capital Clean Energy Carriers has secured employment for an LNG carrier currently under construction at Hyundai Samho, which is scheduled for delivery from the shipyard in 1Q27.

Wärtsilä and TMS Cardiff Gas have renewed their existing lifecycle agreement, covering the two-stroke main engines onboard seven LNG carrier vessels, for a further five years.

A methane slip reduction of 98% from LNG-fuelled vessels has been achieved in onboard trials.

ABS has granted two approvals in principal for advanced cargo handling systems for LNG carriers and ethane carriers, developed by HD KSOE.

Wärtsilä has signed a 10-year lifecycle agreement with OPearl LNG Ship Management, covering a total of 14 LNG carrier vessels.