Tag: LNG

The Alexandroupolis FSRU will be located off Greece, in the northern Aegean Sea, in 40m water depth and will be connected to shore through a 24km subsea pipeline. The FSRU is part of the Alexandroupolis Independent Natural Gas System, whose goal is to create a new natural gas gateway to central and south-eastern Europe.

Carnival Corporation announced the launch of four new cruise ships in 2018 across four of its 10 global brands: Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line, Seabourn, and AIDA Cruises. AIDA Cruises's 'AIDAnova' will begin operation in December 2018. AIDAnova will be the first cruise ship fully powered by LNG. 

As we are heading towards the end of 2017, we take a look back at the significant developments for the protection of the marine environment. The entry into force of the BWM Convention, the exclusion of shipping in the EU ETS, the initiatives towards electrification and decarbonization compile the scenery of a challenging year for shipping.

EXMAR took delivery of the world’s first barge-based floating LNG storage and re-gasification unit from the Wison Shipyard in Nantong, PRC. The unit incorporates a re-gasification capacity of up to 600MMSCFD and a storage capacity of 26,000 m³ of LNG.

After a journey of more than 9,000 kilometres, the first shipment of liquefied natural gas, a single ISO container of gas, left FortisBC’s Tilbury LNG storage facility in Canada, in mid-November, and arrived in China last week.

A 56 year old male worker, who was working at the the INPEX-operated 'Ichthys LNG project' in Bladin Point, outside of Darwin in Australia, lost his life after a workplace incident occurred, on 29 of November.

Höegh LNG announced that, after considering its contract with GEI, the company decided to terminate the FSRU #9 charter agreement signed on 15 December 2016.

Canada-based, FortisBC, announced the departure of the first LNG shipment from Canada to China, from FortisBC's Tilbury LNG storage facility, as part of a project to establish long-term feasibility.

Rodolphe Saadé, General Director of the CMA CGM Group announced the company's decision to register four of its 20,000+ TEUs, under the French Flag. The company has declared its intention to equip the ships with engines using LNG in order to comply with new environmental rules.

The US Trade and Development Agency, in cooperation with LNG Allies, launched the U.S. Gas Infrastructure Exports Initiative. This Initiative aims to connect American companies to new export opportunities across the gas value chain in emerging economies.