LNG Shipping

LNG shipping news – carrier charter rates, liquefied natural gas trade flows, FLNG project timelines, regasification capacity, and fleet order trends.

Tuesday, June 2, 2020
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

$19 Billion LNG Ship Order a Boon for South Korean Shipbuilders

SEOUL, June 2 (Reuters) – South Korea’s ailing shipbuilders have been thrown a lifeline in an increasingly tough market with a $19 billion order

June 2, 2020
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Monday, June 1, 2020
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Shipbuilding

Qatar Launches Largest LNG Shipbuilding Program in History at Korean Yards

State-owned Qatar Petroleum has entered into shipbuilding agreements with South Korea’s “Big 3” shipyards for the construction of up to 100 LNG carriers

June 1, 2020
Total Views: 226

Wednesday, May 27, 2020
World’s Biggest LNG Engine Approved for CMA CGM Megaships
Shipping

World’s Biggest LNG Engine Approved for CMA CGM Megaships

The biggest and most powerful LNG-fueled engine ever built has been approved for use on board the first vessel in a series nine 23,000 TEU containerships owned

May 27, 2020
Total Views: 1082

Wednesday, April 8, 2020
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News

After a Record Year, LNG Industry Heads for Slump in Deliveries

By Anna Shiryaevskaya (Bloomberg) — Shipments of liquefied natural gas will decline from record levels as global economic growth weakens and energy

April 8, 2020
Total Views: 85

Friday, April 3, 2020
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News

Natural Gas Glut Moves Offshore

By Anna Shiryaevskaya and Naureen S. Malik (Bloomberg) — Liquefied natural gas traders are following the latest trend in the oil market by storing huge

April 3, 2020
Total Views: 135

Tuesday, March 31, 2020
U.S. LNG Behemoth Tests Slump in Sign it May Curb Production
News

U.S. LNG Behemoth Tests Slump in Sign it May Curb Production

By Naureen S. Malik, Anna Shiryaevskaya and Stephen Stapczynski (Bloomberg) — One of the world’s biggest liquefied natural gas exporters is signaling

March 31, 2020
Total Views: 194

Tuesday, February 11, 2020
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News

Texas LNG Export Plants Receive DOE Approval

The U.S. Department of Energy has approved four more LNG export projects in Texas that will add 6.75 billion cubic feet per day of liquefied natural gas export

February 11, 2020
Total Views: 50

Friday, February 7, 2020
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News

China LNG Force Majeure Rejected as Virus Chaos Sparks Dispute

By Stephen Stapczynski (Bloomberg) — Two of Europe’s biggest energy companies rejected a Chinese force majeure on liquefied natural gas contracts in

February 7, 2020
Total Views: 73

Thursday, January 23, 2020
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Shipping News

Gas Export’s Dirty Secret: A Carbon Footprint Rivaling Coal’s

By Catherine Traywick, Stephen Cunningham, Naureen Malik and Dave Merrill (Bloomberg) –In May, while President Donald Trump toured a new $10 billion

January 23, 2020
Total Views: 133

Wednesday, December 11, 2019
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Shipping News

Yamal LNG’s 15-Vessel Fleet of Icebreaking LNG Tankers Now Operational

The fifteenth and final icebreaking LNG carrier responsible for shipping gas from the remote Yamal LNG terminal in the Russian Arctic has now been delivered.

December 11, 2019
Total Views: 2268

Friday, October 18, 2019
total lng bunkering vessel
Shipping News

World’s Largest LNG Bunkering Vessel Launched in China

Total has announced the launching of its first large LNG bunkering vessel that will be used to fuel gas-powered ships in the Northern Europe.  The

October 18, 2019
Total Views: 262

Friday, October 11, 2019
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Shipping News

LNG Shipping Rates Surging as Vessels Drop Out of Service

By Anna Shiryaevskaya and Stephen Stapczynski (Bloomberg) –The cost of chartering a liquefied natural gas vessel on the short-term market has jumped the

October 11, 2019
Total Views: 108

Wednesday, October 9, 2019
LNG TANKER - Sunrise
Interesting

Small Ships Are Next Big Thing for This $150 Billion Market

By Anna Shiryaevskaya – (Bloomberg) –Giant ocean-going tankers built the liquefied natural gas industry into a $150-billion-a-year business. The

October 9, 2019
Total Views: 158

Friday, October 4, 2019
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Shipping News

More Yamal LNG Cargoes Headed East via Northern Sea Route

Russian natural gas produce Novatek said it shipped fifteen cargoes from its Yamal LNG plant to Asia via the Northern Sea Route in the third quarter of 2019,

October 4, 2019
Total Views: 144

Wednesday, September 25, 2019
CMA CGM Jacques Saadé
Shipping News

World’s First LNG-Powered ‘Megaship’ Launched in China

The world’s first ultra-large containership to be powered by liquefied natural gas was launched in China this week. CMA CGM JACQUES SAADE is the first of

September 25, 2019
Total Views: 196

Wednesday, September 18, 2019
LNG TANKER - Sunrise
Shipping News

Next Wave of U.S. LNG Export Projects Will Be ‘Tougher’ -Blackstone

By Collin Eaton HOUSTON, Sept 18 (Reuters) – The next wave of U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) export projects will be “tougher” to bring online, as

September 18, 2019
Total Views: 44

Wednesday, August 28, 2019
LNG Canada
Shipping News

Seaspan Joint Venture Awarded LNG Canada Tug contract

A joint venture involving partnership between Vancouver, Canada-based Seaspan and the Haisla First Nation has been awarded a contract to design, build and

August 28, 2019
Total Views: 81

Friday, August 23, 2019
CMA CGM ANTOINE DE SAINT EXUPERY
Shipping News

CMA CGM Rules Out Northern Sea Route for its Fleet

CMA CGM has ruled out using the Northern Sea Route for trade between Asia and Europe despite it being navigable during much of the year due to climate change.

August 23, 2019
Total Views: 109

Thursday, August 22, 2019
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Shipbuilding

Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding to Construct LNG Barge for U.S. East Coast Market

Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding has been selected to construct an LNG barge to serve the U.S. east coast market. The vessel will be constructed at Fincantieri Bay

August 22, 2019
Total Views: 170

Tuesday, August 13, 2019
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Shipping News

Idling LNG Tankers Hint at Increasing Appeal of Floating Storage

By Anna Shiryaevskaya and Naureen S. Malik (Bloomberg) –Liquefied natural gas tankers are taking longer-than-usual journeys to deliver cargoes and

August 13, 2019
Total Views: 106