New-build LNG news

The Zvezda shipbuilding complex held a steel cutting ceremony for an Arc7 ice-class LNG carrier ordered for the Arctic LNG 2 project.

Shell is expected to begin the time charter for Avenir’s new-build LNG bunkering vessel in 1Q23.

Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft is to build a new RoRo vessel with LNG propulsion for SeaRoad.

The Wärtsilä equipment is scheduled for delivery in 2022, and the first of the 12 vessels is expected to be launched in 3Q23.

Pump specialist Svanehøj has quadrupled its sales of fuel pump solutions in 2021, as a result of high demand for LNG-fuelled new-builds.

Northstar’s new 5500 m3 LNG bunker barge is to be built by Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding.

The company has ordered four vessels from DSME and two vessels from SHI.

An LNG bunkering operation for GEFO’s new-build product tanker was carried out in the anchorage area of Pengerang, Malaysia.

The LNG carrier was built by Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea and has a capacity of 174 000 m3.

GTT will design the tank for a new LNG carrier that is to be delivered in 1H24.