On July 2, Hudong Zhonghua and CSSC Leasing renewed the construction contract for a 174,000 m3 LNG ship. The ship type contracted this time is the worlds mainstream 174,000 m3 LNG carrier. Hudong Zhonghua has upgraded its technology on the

Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has received approval in principle from Norway-based classification society DNV for the design of fuel cell-powered LNG carrier. DNV granted the basic design approval for commercialisation.

On June 18, Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding, China Shipbuilding Trading and the joint party represented by PetroChina International signed a LNG transportation project in Shanghai for 3 174,000 m3 LNG carrier construction. This is the second t

For as long as most can remember, Japan has been the worlds largest LNG market. The countrys utilities and trading houses underpinned decades of LNG supply growth, signing long-term contracts that formed the bedrock of the industry. But not

Sinopecs first offshore mobile bunkering station, bunkering vessel Run Ji 1, was put into operation on June 11. It will provide low-sulfur heavy clean marine bunker oil and integrated ship services to international sailing ships. Run Ji 1 i

Chinas rising imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) position it to surpass Japan this year as the worlds largest buyer of the superchilled fuel, pricing data and cargo tracking firm ICIS Edge said on Wednesday. The shift which some analyst

GTT announces that it has received an order from its partner China Huanqiu Contracting Engineering Co. Ltd. (HQC) for the design of four very large Membrane Full Containment LNG storage tanks. This order is part of the new cooperation agree

At 17 PM on 19 May, Global 1200 sets sail successfully. It will take 13 days to cross the Strait of Malacca, pass through the Pacific Ocean, and enter the South China Sea. It will reach the destination port of Guangzhou at the end of May. T

Several key Chinese provinces have issued warnings of power shortages in the upcoming summer due to insufficient generation capacity and strong economic activity, which could tighten markets for key fuels like LNG and boost prices in the As

Seaspan LNG completed a letter of intent with Natong China International Marine Containers Sinopacific Offshore Engineering to build an LNG bunker vessel for the Vancouver, Canada, port, Seaspan LNG said. We look forward to continuing to de

GTT has been chosen to design the cryogenic fuel tanks of twelve new liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuelled container vessels for the CMA CGM group, a world leader in maritime transport and logistics, pioneer in the energy transition with a fl

As the IMO moves closer to approval of new short-term, GHG reduction measures, the Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) and the Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII), there are a number of potential implications and key considerations fo

On May 11, the first LNG-FSRU vessel completed its gas trial in 15 days and docked safely at the port of Zhonghua Changxing Zero Base in Shanghai. Although the test project was much more than the ordinary LNG ship, the trial team made caref

CIMC ENRIC announced that its subsidiary, Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore Engineering, has signed an agreement with Italian ship owner Fratelli Cosulich for an 8,200 m3 LNG bunkering ship and an alternative vessel. The order is worth abou

FueLNG, together with the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), has completed Singapores first bunkering of an LNG-fuelled oil tanker today. FueLNG is a joint venture between Keppel Offshore Marine Ltd (Keppel OM) and Shell Easter