Tag: LNG

Hamanaka Town, JA Hamanaka, Takanashi Milk Products Co., Ltd., Hokkaido Gas Co., Ltd., Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd., and MOL Sunflower Ltd. announced the launch of a study on the production and utilization of biomethane from animal manure from local dairy farms in Hamanaka town, Hokkaido where is thriving with dairy farming.

Pacific International Lines (PIL) is stepping up on its fleet renewal programme and has ordered five new container vessels with 13,000 TEU capacity, equipped with liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel engines.

QatarEnergy is negotiating with three major South Korean shipbuilders—HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, Samsung Heavy Industries, and Hanwha Ocean—for a substantial order of LNG carriers.

Capital Gas Ship Management Corp. has taken delivery of three newbuilding LNG carriers "Assos", "Apostolos" and "Aktoras" from Hyundai Heavy Industries.

On July 16, 2024, a significant maritime collision occurred off Hay Point, Queensland, Australia, involving two bulk carriers: HL Eco and YM Serenity.

GTT announces it received, in July 2024, two orders from its Korean partner HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) to design the cryogenic fuel tanks for 12 new LNG2 -fuelled container vessels on behalf of CMA CGM, a global leader in sea, land, air and logistics solutions.

Wärtsilä has signed a 16-year Lifecycle Agreement with Seapeak Maritime (Glasgow) Ltd. The contract covers ten LNG carriers and is an extension of an earlier Wärtsilä Lifecycle Agreement for these vessels. The new order was booked by Wärtsilä in Q1 2024.

Edison announces that it has completed the liquefied natural gas (LNG) refuelling in the port of Trieste. The ship-to-ship bunkering operation is the first to take place in the Adriatic Sea and the first to be carried out by Edison through the use of the LNG carrier Ravenna Knutsen.

ABS awarded approval in principle (AIP) to two new developments from Jiangnan Shipyard: a new insulation system and a modern design for an ultra large ethane carrier (ULEC).  

Donsötank has placed an order for an additional liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel oil and chemical tanker with the Chinese Wuhu Shipyard.