Tag: gas carriers

The Liquefied Gas Carriers National Center of Expertise has issued a new notice to provide awareness to liquefied natural gas carrier owners and operators regarding the LGC NCOE’s offshore Certificate of Compliance examination program during the USCG’s Liquefied Gas Carrier Accelerated Program 2201. 

The International Gas Union (IGU) published the first edition of the Renewable Gas Report, benchmarking data to provide confidence in the assessment of the current status.

The President of the Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, addressed the European Parliament Plenary, saying that Europe today is too reliant on gas and too dependent on gas imports.

A consortium of Japanese companies is cooperating to build a hybrid propulsion system, which will be installed on a carrier operating in coastal Japan.

Classification Society, ClassNK issued the "Liquefied Gas Carrier Structures – Membrane System" guidance, to specify the technical requirements when designing membrane-type liquefied gas carriers.

BIMCO and the Association of Ship Brokers & Agents (U.S.A.), Inc. (ASBA) have approved a voyage charter party, ASBAGASVOY, to serve the gas tanker industry.

Producers were operating the fewest oil and natural gas drilling rigs on record in the US at 339 on May 12, according to EIA. This is the lowest rig count data since 1987.

The Finnish technology company, Wärtsilä along with the energy group Vantaa Energy shake their hands in order to collaborate on a carbon neutral synthetic biogas production project in Finland.

US Coast Guard recently updated its Foreign Gas Carrier Examiner (FGCE) Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTP) in order to highlight the newest gas carrier regulations and policies.

Accident Investigation Board Norway released its report on a 10 June 2018 incident, when a crew member died on board the factory trawler Nordstar in connection with preparations for cleaning a silage tank.