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Wednesday, November 29, 2023
A red LNG carrier in the Suez Canal. Photo: Shutterstock/Alvaro Ardisana
Shipping

Panama Canal Congestion Could Hit Suez

By Anna Shiryaevskaya (Bloomberg) — Unprecedented congestion at the Panama Canal could ultimately result in delays at Egypt’s Suez Canal, potentially

November 29, 2023
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Friday, November 17, 2023
Panama Canal Expansion milestone
Shipping

Asian LNG Buyers Pay Panama Canal Premium for 2024

By Stephen Stapczynski (Bloomberg) — The gap between liquefied natural gas prices in Asia and Europe is increasing as tighter restrictions at the

November 17, 2023
Total Views: 3807

Monday, November 13, 2023
An LNG carrier at night
Shipping

Capital Product Partners Shifts Focus to LNG Carriers

Capital Product Partners L.P. (NASDAQ: CPLP) has announced its entry into an umbrella agreement with Capital Maritime & Trading Corp. and Capital GP L.L.C.

November 13, 2023
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Wednesday, September 27, 2023
A worker near a ship under construction at Hyundai Heavy Industries' Shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea, May 13, 2015. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
Shipbuilding

QatarEnergy Orders 17 LNG Carriers in $3.9 Billion Deal with Hyundai Heavy Industries

DUBAI, Sept 27 (Reuters) – QatarEnergy said on Wednesday it had signed a 14.2 billion riyal ($3.90 billion) deal with HD Hyundai Heavy

September 27, 2023
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Wednesday, September 6, 2023
world's largest LNG carrier receives second class approval
Shipping

World’s Largest LNG Carrier Design Earns Second Class Approval in Principle

CSSC Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding has received a second approval in principle for its design for the world’s largest LNG carrier with a carrying capacity

September 6, 2023
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Tuesday, September 5, 2023
DNV presents AiP to Hudong-Zhonghua for world's largest LNG carrier design
Shipbuilding

DNV Grants AiP for World’s Largest LNG Carrier Design

Classification society DNV has granted an Approval in Principle to Hudong-Zhonghua for their design of what could become the world’s largest capacity LNG

September 5, 2023
Total Views: 952

Thursday, August 17, 2023
A lng tanker at sea
Shipping

Winter LNG Shipping Rally Off to Early Start

By Anna Shiryaevskaya and Ruth Liao (Bloomberg) — Renting a liquefied natural gas tanker is getting more expensive sooner than usual this year amid

August 17, 2023
Total Views: 905

Monday, July 31, 2023
LNG Shipping Rates Poised to Sail Past $200,000 Per Day
Shipping

LNG Shipping Rates Poised to Sail Past $200,000 Per Day

By Ruth Liao (Bloomberg) — Traders are poised to shell out more than $200,000 a day to ship liquefied natural gas in the coming months as tankers grow

July 31, 2023
Total Views: 3525

Tuesday, July 25, 2023
lng carrier
Shipping

Europe Gas Rises With Supply Risks as LNG Cargoes Idle at Sea

(Bloomberg) — Liquefied natural gas stored on ships jumped to its highest level since May in a sign that weak demand and high inventories in Europe are

July 25, 2023
Total Views: 1325

Wednesday, June 28, 2023
lng carrier
Shipping

Cool Company Exercises Purchase Options for Two Newbuild LNG Carriers with Delivery in 2024

Cool Company Limited (NYSE: CLCO) on Wednesday announced it has exercised purchase options for the acquisition of two newbuild LNG carriers scheduled to

June 28, 2023
Total Views: 1184

LNG carrier with letters L N G on side
Shipping

INEOS Enters LNG Shipping Market with MOL Newbuild Charters

London-based petrochemicals manufacturer INEOS Energy Trading has signed long-term charter agreements with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) for two newbuild LNG

June 28, 2023
Total Views: 994

Monday, February 27, 2023
Chevron Turns to Sembcorp Marine to Help Decarbonize its LNG Shipping Fleet
Environment

Chevron Turns to Sembcorp Marine to Help Decarbonize its LNG Shipping Fleet

Energy giant Chevron has entered into an agreement with Singapore-based Sembcorp Marine to help reduce the carbon intensity of its LNG shipping fleet in

February 27, 2023
Total Views: 1779

Friday, November 4, 2022
lng ship
Shipping

Asia Consortium Orders Newbuild LNG Carriers After Landing Long-Term Charter with Qatar

A consortium of Asia-based shipping companies has placed shipbuilding orders for five LNG carriers after securing a long-term charter contract QatarEnergy.

November 4, 2022
Total Views: 872

Monday, October 17, 2022
LNG terminal in Barcelona, Spain
Shipping

Dozens of LNG Carriers Back Up Off European Ports Waiting to Unload

By Marwa Rashad and Belén Carreño LONDON/MADRID, Oct 17 (Reuters) – Dozens of ships carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG) are circling off the

October 17, 2022
Total Views: 7207

Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Stock photo of a tanker at sea
Shipping

Surging Shipping Costs Threaten Next Energy Crunch

By Ann Koh (Bloomberg) — Costs for shipping energy are surging as Europe’s scramble for supplies creates a shortage of vessels to carry essential

September 20, 2022
Total Views: 878

Tuesday, July 5, 2022
Europe Needs More LNG & Coal Ships ASAP
News

Europe Needs More LNG & Coal Ships ASAP

By Elena Mazneva (Bloomberg) European natural gas prices rose to the highest level in almost four months on persistent supply concerns amid the worst energy

July 5, 2022
Total Views: 4813

Wednesday, June 22, 2022
samsung heavy industries
Shipbuilding

Samsung Heavy Bags LNG Newbuild Orders Worth $3 Billion

South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries has received two shipbuilding orders valued at approximately $3 billion (3.9 trillion won) to build fourteen

June 22, 2022
Total Views: 2152

Tuesday, June 14, 2022
LNG Carrier Spot Rates Reach Record as Demand Soars
Shipping

LNG Carrier Spot Rates Reach Record as Demand Soars

June 13 (Reuters) – Spot-market rates for liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers this week set annual records as traders bid up available vessels to meet

June 14, 2022
Total Views: 1602

Wednesday, June 8, 2022
LNG carrier with letters L N G on side
Shipping

Tsakos Energy Navigation Plans Expansion of LNG Tanker Fleet

By Ira Breskin ATHENS — Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd., a leading tanker operator, plans to “opportunistically expand its (modest size) LNG tanker fleet

June 8, 2022
Total Views: 1774

Tuesday, June 7, 2022
South Korean Company Claims World’s First Autonomous Ocean Crossing by a Large Ship
Shipping

South Korean Company Claims World’s First Autonomous Ocean Crossing by a Large Ship

An autonomous navigation company belonging to one of the world’s largest shipbuilders is claiming the trans-oceanic autonomous voyage of a large

June 7, 2022
Total Views: 7427
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