Yamal LNG Fills-up 100th Tanker
Novatek’s Yamal LNG plant in the Russian Arctic has shipped its 100th tanker-load – bringing the total volumes shipped by the plant to 7.4 mt since it entered operations…
ClassNK Opens New Survey Office in Italy
Leading classification society Nippon Kaiji Kyokai, also known by the brand name 'ClassNK', has opened a new exclusive survey office in Reggio Calabria, Italy with operations beginning 5 December…
Naval Group Launches Egyptin Subsidiary
French shipbuilder Naval Group officially opened Alexandria Naval for Maintenance and Industry, its Egyptian subsidiary which will be responsible for the maintenance…
AET Tankers Intros New LNG Dual-Fuelled Twins
Malaysian-owned global shipping company announced that it had named its first LNG dual-fuelled aframax vessels, Eagle Brasilia and Eagle Bintulu, built by Samsung…
Europe Small Scale LNG Market to Grow by 11.8% to Reach USD 6.58 bln
The demand for Europe small scale LNG market is projected to grow from 1.9 billion Euros in 2020 to 5.8 billion (USD 6.58 bln)Euros by 2030, while actuating at an…
LANL Releases New Sea-Ice Computer Model
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) with several collaborating groups released an update for an internationally vital sea-ice computer model, called CICE version 6.0…
RH Marine Optimises Energy Management System
Dutch maritime system integrator RH Marine succeeded in incorporating battery lifetime prediction for vessels into its fuel saving Energy Management System (EMS).The…
Guangzhou Launches World's First Icebreaking LNG Tanker
The world's first liquid natural gas (LNG) carrier tanker was named 'Boris Sokolov' and delivered by Guangzhou Shipyard International in Guangzhou City.According to Chinese state media…
DSME Bags $370 mln Order for 2 LNG Carriers
The world's second-largest shipbuilder by orders Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co (DSME) has clinched a US$370 million deal to build two LNG carriers.A…
Equinor, Faroe Petroleum in Asset Swap
Britain's Faroe Petroleum has agreed to swap oil and gas fields with Norwegian state firm Equinor as it fights a hostile takeover from Norwegian oil and gas operator…
Scrubber Manufacturers Slams Singapore Open-Loop Scrubbers Ban
Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems Association (EGCSA) has attacked Singapore's restrictions on open-loop versions of the systems as "disappointing" and "politically motivated."The…
Cargotec Makes Waves in Maritime Startup Program
Cargotec, the Finnish company that makes cargo-handling machinery, has partnered with Rainmaking in September this year to establish a startup collaboration programme…
HyperloopTT, Hamburg Port Operator in Shipping JV
Port of Hamburg terminal operator Hamburger Hafen und Logistik Aktiengesellschaft (HHLA) joined force with Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HyperloopTT/HTT)…
120 LNG Newbuilds Currently Under Construction
Dunkerque LNG SAS, which constructs and operates liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals, provided an overview of their port infrastructure to meet up to 13 BCM (billion…
LNG Bunkering Booming in Rotterdam Port
Port of Rotterdam to grant nine licenced liquified natural gas (LNG) bunkering licences by 2020, a port official has said.Six of the licenses are already for regular…
Damen's Financial Leasing for Vessels to South African Fishing Community
Damen Shipyards Cape Town introduced "Africa Ship Leasing" fund - its new financial leasing system for ship building aimed at African shipowners - during the first Fishing Seminar…
Coast Guard, Agency Partners Locate Sunken Barge off Nahant
The Coast Guard and partner agencies located the missing barge, Dredge 200, Wednesday after it capsized and sank earlier this week in Broad Sound approximately two miles southeast of Nahant.The barge's location was confirmed by a contracted company using multi-beam sonar just north of the North Channel, the major shipping lane into Boston Harbor, in approximately 100-feet of water.Close coordination…
Interview: Shuichi Iwanami, Commandant, Japan Coast Guard
As the Japan Coast Guard celebrates its 70th anniversary, Maritime Reporter & Engineering News offers insights on the current status and future direction of the JCG courtesy of an interview with Shuichi Iwanami, Commandant, Japan Coast Guard.*Note: At the time this interview was conducted, Shuichi Iwanami was still Vice Commandant for Operations.Could you please tell us the history and future development of the Japan Coast Guard (JCG)?The JCG…
Transocean Closes Ocean Rig Acquisition
Switzerland-based offshore driller Transocean Ltd. announced Wednesday that it has completed the acquisition of Greek peer Ocean Rig UDW Inc.The $2.7 billion cash-and-stock deal adds nine high-specification ultra-deepwater drillships, two harsh environment semisubmersibles, and two high-specification ultra-deepwater drillships currently under construction to Transocean's existing fleet."We are excited…
General Dynamics: USN Awards $46m for Groton Sub Base
The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $46.2 million contract modification to perform non-nuclear maintenance work on submarines homeported at the Naval Submarine Base in Groton.
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