RoRo operator opts for LNG to cut emissions
While the search continues for the fuel of the future among shippers and shipowners, Sallaum Lines have opted to stick with liquefied natural gas (LNG). The company’s order of six LNG-fuelled pure car and truck...Read more
Project cargo flown in to Germany for an LNG import facility
Since the war in Ukraine started, Germany put its LNG import plans into high gear, developing three FSRU-based facilities over a brief period. Three floating storage and regasification units arrived in the country since mid-December...Read more
Wijnne Barends christens the Lady Monique
The general cargo vessel Lady Monique was christened by Mrs Eikens in Delfzijl on the 28th of January 2023. She is the fourth and last vessel of this series of dry bulk cargo vessels running...Read more
Altius delivers LNG storage tanks in Spain
The Spanish company Altius carried out the transport of LNG tanks and accessories between two Spanish ports, the Port of Aviles and Port of Algeciras’ Los Barrios terminal.Read more
Multi-fuel future: a shared responsibility
In the midst of the energy crisis, questions surrounding the fuel mix that will power the transportation industry in future, while also meeting European Union and International Maritime Organisation target requirements, become increasingly pressing. One thing is...Read more
Wallenius Sol’s Baltic Enabler christened in Bruges
The world’s largest ice-rated ConRo vessel, the Baltic Enabler, was christened in the PSA Zeebrugge multipurpose terminal in Bruges, Belgium, on Wednesday, 2 November 2022.Read more
PCS 2022: Geopolitical Challenges in Energy
PCS 2022During this fifth edition of the Project Cargo Summit (PCS), Lucia van Geuns of The Hague Center of Strategic Studies, gave a presentation covering the global energy context, the current energy crisis and the new geopolitical landscape...Read more
MSC ships LNG piping from Tianjin to Togo
The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has recently shipped three break bulk packages of piping to be used for the transport of liquified natural gas (LNG) from Tianjin, China, to Lomé Container Terminal (LTC) in Togo....Read more
Jumbo-SAL-Alliance transports LNG absorbers for Chiyoda
The Jumbo-SAL Alliance, the Heavy Load Carrier Jumbo Javelin, will transport two, 1,535 tonne, liquefied natural gas (LNG) absorbers from Singapore, to the North Field East (NFE) project in Qatar. This shipment, commissioned by the...Read more
Vox Ariane arrives in Moerdijk for testing
This newest addition to the Van Oord fleet was constructed at Keppel ShipYards, in the west of Singapore. After being picked up by Captain Jort de Jong, five weeks ago in Oman, the trailing suction...Read more
MOL orders four more LNG-fuelled car carriers
Japanese shipper, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has placed an order with Nihon Shipyard for the construction of four car carriers that will use liquefied natural gas (LNG) as their main fuel. The company is continuing...Read more
European Parliament wants roadmap for zero-emission shipping by 2050
ShippingThe European Parliament has called on the European Commission to come up with a roadmap for zero-emission shipping in Europe as soon as possible. Regulations are needed to ensure that the maritime sector does not...Read more
Crowley sets up new division to focus on offshore wind
ShippingUS-based Crowley Shipping has formed a New Energy division to focus on the emerging offshore wind and LNG energy sectors in the United States. Within offshore wind, the company aims to become “a total lifecycle...Read more
Sleipnir performs its largest single lift jacket removal to date
Heerema’s semi-submersible crane vessel Sleipnir has removed the 8100-metric-tonne Jotun-B jacket in the Norwegian North Sea for Vår Energi. During this project, skirt piles with diameters of 2.7 meters and 80 millimeters wall thickness were...Read more
Mammoet lands largest-ever contract for $21bn Arctic LNG 2 project
ConstructionMammoet has secured its largest-ever contract for the 21 billion dollars Arctic LNG 2 project in northern Russia. It will see the heavy-lift specialist lift 42 modules with a combined weight of more than half...Read more
Australia’s largest LNG producer slashes expenditure in half
LNGWoodside, Australia’s largest LNG producer, is slashing its total expenditure for 2020 in half and is deferring final investment decisions on a number of major development projects. With cost pressure in the market evaporating, Woodside...Read more
Record-breaking LNG bunkering for Heerema’s Sleipnir
LNGPRESS RELEASE – Heerema’s Sleipnir received the largest LNG bunkering ever completed. Titan LNG organized the bunkering, using Anthony Veder’s LNG carrier Coral Fraseri in the Port of Rotterdam. Sleipnir arrived at the Port of Rotterdam...Read more
DEME’s 5,000-tonne heavy-lift vessel takes first LNG delivery
LNGPRESS RELEASE – In the second ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation to take place in Germany, the world’s largest LNG bunker vessel ‘Kairos’, operated by Nauticor, has supplied DEME’s new offshore installation vessel ‘Orion’ with LNG...Read more