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April 8, 2021 No Responses

Firm Welcomes First LNG Tanker

Greek shipowner Latsco has received Hellas Diana from South Korea’s Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI), as the first LNG carrier in the fleet. The 173,400 cubic metres LNG tanker Hellas Diana set sail on 1 April from Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries’ Mokpo...

March 31, 2021 No Responses

LNG Vessels Waiting For Normalised Operations As Suez Canal Reopens

After the unblocking of the Suez Canal, a number of LNG and other vessels are waiting for the canal to become fully operational. Suez Canal, the shortest shipping route between Europe and Asia, is now reopened for navigation, almost a...

March 30, 2021 No Responses

Japan’s Ports Waive Fees For LNG, Hydrogen-Powered Ships

The Tokyo Port is waiving port entry fees for LNG-powered and hydrogen-powered vessels as a way of encouraging greater uptake of these fuels in the maritime sector. The waiver is set to enter into force on April 1 running for...

March 12, 2021 No Responses

Shell Charters Ten LNG-Fueled Vessels

The Hague-based Shell has signed agreements to charter ten new crude tankers powered by dual-fuel liquefied natural gas (LNG) engines. Four of the very large crude carriers (VLCCs) have been chartered from Advantage Tankers, three from AET and three...

February 9, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria Approves First Floating LNG Production Plant Licence

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Nigeria has issued Licence to Establish (LTE) the first floating Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) production plant to UTM Offshore Ltd, an indigenous oil and gas company. A statement issued on Monday by Mr...

January 22, 2021 No Responses

Total, Firm Seal New LNG Charter Deal

Russia’s largest shipping company Sovcomflot has secured a charter deal for its newbuild LNG tanker with Total. Already, the two companies have concluded a time charter agreement for up to 7 years for a newbuilding 174,000-cbm LNG carrier, to be....

January 11, 2021 No Responses

LNG Firm To Receive More Vessels In 2021

Liquefied natural gas shipping company Flex LNG is expanding its fleet of vessels on the water earlier than planned. In a brief statement through its social media channels, Flex LNG informed that it will bring forward the delivery of its...

December 16, 2020 No Responses

FG Inaugurates Two LNG Plants In Kano

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources,Timipre Sylva, on Tuesday inaugurated two Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) plants in Kano State to enhance power supply for industrial development. Designed to enhance gas and power supply to industries in the state,the...

December 3, 2020 No Responses

NLNG Wins World LNG Award

Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has won the most outstanding contribution in the industry award as a joint winner at the ongoing 2020 World LNG Virtual Summit and Award. NLNG emerged the winner alongside Kplerin, a nomination group comprising British Petroleum...

October 15, 2020 No Responses

South Africa’s DNG Energy Gets LNG Bunkering Permit

South Africa’s DNG Energy has received final authorization to starts liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering in the Port of Coega, in the Eastern Cape. The authorization was granted by the Transnet National Port Authority (TNPA), the company informed in ...

October 14, 2020 No Responses

CMA CGM’s LNG-Powered Giant Sets World Record

The 23,000 TEU CMA CGM Jacques Saade, the world’s largest LNG-powered containership, has set a world record for the number of full containers loaded on a single vessel. On its departure from Singapore on 12 October, the new flagship of...

October 6, 2020 No Responses

Shell-Chartered LNG London Attains First Ship-To-Ship Milestone

LNG London has successfully completed its first ship-to-ship bunkering to a cruise vessel in the port of Rotterdam. Belgian inland transportation specialist, Victrol, explained on Monday that the development was attained on October 1, 2020. Accordi...

October 2, 2020 No Responses

LNG: Germany Projects Infrastructure, Investments

German Shipowners’ Association (VDR) has welcomed investments in the country’s supply chain logistics as well as the Brunsbüttel terminal project. According to World Maritime, this was a result of a discussion between Ralf Nagel, Chief Ex...

August 25, 2020 No Responses

CMA CGM To Take Delivery Of world’s Largest LNG-Powered Vessel

French shipping group, CMA CGM is to take delivery of its first ultra large LNG-powered containership following completion of the vessels’ gas trials. The CMA CGM Jacques Saade returned to the Shanghai Jiangnan-Changxing Shipyard, a part of China’s H...