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Wärtsilä Reports 1Q Results
Wärtsilä's reported that net sales for the first quarter increased 17 percent to EUR 580.9 (497.4) million, despite a weakening of the global marine market and nearly…
ABS Prepares For Anticipated LNG Growth
With the global LNG (liquefied natural gas) market forecast to double in size over the next decade, industry is readying to provide ample liquefaction capacity to meet demand.
ABS Announces Guidance Notes At OTC 2002
Responding to industry demand for offshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals, ABS launches its "Guidance Notes for Building and Classing Offshore LNG Terminals"…
BV Sees Growth
certification society to top Euro1bn of business in 2001. Since 1995 Bureau Veritas has registered an average annual growth of 18 percent, during which time it has tripled its turnover.
Congress Provides Opportunity to Bring More Natural Gas
EnerSea Transport L.L.C., innovators of a new compressed natural gas (CNG) transport technology, applauded House Members for today's passage of H.R. gas to offshore…
Qatar Rasgas Starts LNG Exports, Ship Leaves For U.S.
Qatar-based Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Company (Rasgas) reportedly started its first gas exports, two months earlier than planned.
Tapping LNG on the fjords
In the first application of its type in marine propulsion, a Norwegian fjord ferry is to use LNG (liquefied natural gas)-fueled engines as the prime movers for a…
LNG Starts Flowing From Oman
Oman began loading liquefied natural gas (LNG) onto a ship last Thursday for its first exports of the gas. "It is being loaded as we speak, and it is expected to be shipped tomorrow morning…
Bergesen To Buy LNG Carrier From Daewoo
Bergesen DAY. ASA plans to buy a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier from South Korea's Daewoo Heavy Industries Ltd. for approximately $150 million, company officials said.
Iran Needs 34 New Oil Tankers
Iran said its needs up to 34 new oil tankers to refurbish and expand its ageing fleet. Iran currently owns or has placed orders for a total of 36 tankers, said Mohammad Souri…
Enron Close To Deal For Venezuelan LNG Plant
Venezuelan state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) is reportedly preparing to sign an agreement with Enron to build the country's first liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plant.
LNG Revival Sparked In U.S.
U.S. The import and use of Liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the U.S. has been staging a comeback.. The country's two active import terminals are handling a rising number of tanker cargoes…
Interactive Simulation for LNG Ships in Trinidad
MarineSafety International Rotterdam b.v. (MSR) recently successfully completed the first of a series of four training courses for Point Fortin sponsored by Atlantic LNG Trinidad and Tobago.
LNG Revival Sparked In U.S.
U.S. The import and use of Liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the U.S. has been staging a comeback. The country's two active import terminals are handling a rising number of tanker cargoes…
Bouygues Unit Tapped To Build LNG Facility
Bouygues Offshore’s SN Technigaz won a contract worth approximately $82 million in Spain. Bahia de Bizkaia Gaz (BBG) chose SN Technigaz to build a liquefied natural…
MISC Orders LNG Carriers
Malaysian International Shipping Corp. is fortifying its position in the fast growing market for the carriage of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), today reportedly converting…
Shipbuilders Discuss Gameplan
Shipbuilding leaders convened in Washington, D.C. recently to discuss the means and methods to propel the U.S. shipbuilding market at the dawn of the new millennium.
BP Amoco Orders Two LNG Carriers From SHI
BP Amoco ordered two liquified natural gas (LNG) ships, with options to purchase three more, from Samsung Heavy Industries Co for in excess of $300 million. The oil giant…
Repair Market Gains Muscle
Shipyards around the world are facing increasingly stringent environmental rules and regulations, adding additional expense to a business sector with an already reputed thin bottom line.
SMM 2000 Set For Hamburg
Reporting this year's SMM 2000 Shipbuilding, Machinery & Marine Technology Exhibition as "booked out," Hamburg Messe is dubbing the exhibition as one that is multi…