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Daewoo's Worldâs First Floating LNG Plant for Petronas
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering completed a floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) project called âfloating LNG plantâ for the first time in the world. TheâŚ
Australia: The Worldâs Next LNG Leader
With a spate of big new projects coming on stream in the next few years, Australia is soon expected to become the worldâs largest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG).
Excelerate Energy Reduces Size of its LNG Trading Desk
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U.S. gas shipping company Excelerate Energy has laid off six staff on its global liquefied natural gas (LNG) trading desk as part of a reorganisation, a spokeswoman at the company said on Friday. Texas-based Excelerate said the commercial trading and chartering team was being downsized, but the company would continue to be active in those areas. Founded by Oklahoma billionaire George Kaiser, Excelerate currently owns the world's largest fleet of floating LNG import terminalsâŚ
Global LNG Prices Eroded By Mounting Supply
Asian spot prices for liquefied natural gas (LNG) slid for the third straight week, as pressure mounted from new Australian and U.S. supplies, traders said. LNGâŚ
Panama Canal Focuses on Services on Expanded Waterways
Today, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) hosted an Open Forum, giving shipping line representatives and steamship agents the opportunity to discuss the Panama CanalâsâŚ
Scrubber Ready: New DNV GL Class Notation
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A new class notation from DNV GL aims to help shipowners prepare newbuilds for scrubber installations. SCRUBBER READY ensures that the necessary preparations are in place for a smooth and cost-efficient scrubber retrofit at a later stage, the classification society said. âThere is no doubt that stricter emissions regulations for sulphur oxides are here to stay,â said Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, CEO at DNV GL â Maritime.
Croatia May Choose FLNG Terminal
According to Reuters, Croatia may decide to construct a floating LNG (FLNG) vessel for the northern Adriatic â as opposed to an onshore liquefaction plant â in order to begin operations sooner.
GAIL Postpones $7-bn LNG Ship Tender, Again
GAIL India has deferred a USD 7-billion tender for hiring nine newly-built ships to ferry liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the US by one month. Bids for the tenderâŚ
Alfa Laval to Expand Test & Training Center
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The Alfa Laval Test & Training Center in Aalborg, Denmark will soon be expanded to five times its current size. This development, focused on liquefied natural gas (LNG) and other alternative fuels, aims to address new challenges and possibilities for marine customers as they strive to meet environmental and energy targets. Alfa Laval said the expansion will create the worldâs most advanced test center for environmental and combustion technology â regardless of fuel type.
OSG Reports $284m Profit In 2015
Overseas Shipholding Group, a provider of oceangoing energy transportation services, reported results for the fourth quarter and full year 2015. The company reportedâŚ
ABS-classed Ship Carries Historic LNG Export from US
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Milestone marks another âfirstâ in the Class Societyâs history of serving the gas market. Cheniere Energy, Inc. has commissioned a cargo from the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal. Carried aboard the Asia Vision, an ABS-classed LNG Carrier, the cargo represents a milestone in ABSâs history of serving the gas industry, the classification society said. âThe first export shipment of liquefied natural gas from Sabine Pass is a historic moment for the entire North American energy sectorâŚ
Global LNG Prices Lose Ground on Weak Demand
Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices extended losses for a third week, as weak demand gave little support, with more supply beginning to flow from the United States and Australia.
US Becomes Net Natgas Exporter for a Day with Sale to Brazil
The United States turned into a net natural gas exporter for a day after the first liquefied natural gas export from Cheniere Energy Inc's Sabine Pass terminal inâŚ
Baltic Exchange Mulls Sale
Baltic says holding discussions with several parties. The Baltic Exchange confirmed on Friday it had received a number of "exploratory approaches" after the SingaporeâŚ
Waller Marine to Support Philippine FPP Project
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Waller Marine, Inc, (WMI), of Houston, Texas, has been contracted by Vires Energy Corporation of the Philippines to produce the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) of a nominal 400 MW Floating Power Plant (FPP) that will be installed in Southern Luzon for supply of power into the Luzon grid. Generating technology selected for the vessel will be Siemens Industrial Trent 60 WLE ISI dual fuel packaged gas turbine generator sets operating in simple cycle mode.
US Exports First Shale Gas
The United States has exported its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo from the lower 48 states, after a tanker set sail from Cheniere Energy's Sabine Pass export terminal in Louisiana.
BIG DATA & Big Savings for Maritime Ops
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We are on the brink of an extraordinary revolution that will change our world forever. In this new world everyone, everything and everywhere will be connected in real time. We call this the Networked Society, and it will fundamentally change the way we innovate, collaborate, produce, govern and sustain. The development of integrated fast on-line computer technologies, new satellite link capabilitiesâŚ
Qatargas, Maersk, Shell in LNG Marine Fuel Partnership
Three heavy weights have come together in the Middle East to promote LNG as marine fuel in the region - Qatargas, the Maersk Group and Royal Dutch Shell Plc signingâŚ
First U.S. Shale Gas Exports Imminent
Asia Vision LNG tanker docks at Cheniere's export terminal. A liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker on Sunday docked at the Sabine Pass terminal in Louisiana, withâŚ
Qatar, Maersk and Shell in LNG Marine Fuel MoU
Qatar and Royal Dutch Shell have agreed to develop liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel for use by the world's largest container shipping company, A.P. Moller-MaerskâŚ
Icebreaking LNG Carrier Vladimir Rusanov on Ice Trials
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Maritime Reporter TV Interviews Timo Koponen, Wärtsilä
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Digitalization Driving Safety in the Maritime Sector
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Designer seeks permit to send out United States gas to Mexico for LNG exports
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Video: LNG Carrier Transits the Northern Sea Route
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Crowley Christens LNG-Powered ConRo
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Pasha Hawaii Brings LNG Containerships Online
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LNG Investment Set to Grow
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Maritime Reporter TV Interviews Leif Gross, Caterpillar
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Inside Crowley's Commitment Class ConRo Ships
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