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Tuesday, March 18, 2025
American Energy LNG carrier
Shipping

Crowley’s ‘American Energy’ Makes History as First US-Flagged LNG Carrier Serving Puerto Rico

Crowley Maritime Corporation raised the U.S. flag today on the LNG carrier American Energy, marking a significant milestone as the first domestic vessel to

March 18, 2025
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Friday, October 18, 2024
lng ship bunkering in fog
Featured

Mysterious Dubai Firm Takes Control of Russian LNG Ships in Apparent Effort to Skirt Sanctions

(Bloomberg) — A newly established company in Dubai has taken over three liquefied natural gas tankers, in what appears to be Russia’s latest effort to

October 18, 2024
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Thursday, October 17, 2024
Aerial of Liquified Natural Gas LNG carrier moored to a small gas terminal
Shipping

LNG Tanker Glut is Softening Blow for Consumers Facing High Gas Prices

(Bloomberg) — Ships that carry liquefied natural gas are being built faster than new supplies of the fuel can come to market, helping to lower transport

October 17, 2024
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Thursday, September 19, 2024
lng carrier
Shipping

Wärtsilä and Chevron Partner to Reduce Methane Slip in LNG Carriers

Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has joined forces with Chevron Shipping Company to convert engines on six of Chevron Transport Corporation’s LNG

September 19, 2024
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Friday, September 13, 2024
An illustration of the Wind Challenger-equipped LNG carrier. Image courtesy MOL
Environment

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and Chevron to Launch World’s First Wind-Assisted LNG Carrier

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and Chevron Shipping Company LLC have announced plans to install the Wind Challenger, a hard sail wind-assisted propulsion

September 13, 2024
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Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Rex Tillerson LNG carrier christening.
Shipbuilding

QatarEnergy Launches First LNG Carrier ‘Rex Tillerson’ in Historic Shipbuilding Program

QatarEnergy has inaugurated its first conventional-size LNG vessel, named “Rex Tillerson,” as part of a landmark shipbuilding program. The vessel,

September 11, 2024
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Tuesday, September 3, 2024
FILE PHOTO: Liquified natural gas vessel Kmarin Diamond, the LNG tanker in eight months to arrive at Freeport LNG fire-idled export plant, is seen at the facility in Freeport, Texas, U.S., February 11, 2023. REUTERS/Arathy Somasekhar/File Photo
Shipping

North American LNG Export Capacity Set to Double by 2028

North America’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) export capacity is projected to more than double between 2024 and 2028, contingent on the timely completion

September 3, 2024
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Monday, August 5, 2024
Illustration of the wind-assisted LNG carrier concept
Shipping

MOL Secures Class Approval for World’s First Wind-Assisted LNG Carrier Design

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) has achieved a significant milestone by receiving approval in principle (AiP) from classification society ClassNK for the

August 5, 2024
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Thursday, July 18, 2024
FILE PHOTO: Liquified natural gas vessel Kmarin Diamond, the LNG tanker in eight months to arrive at Freeport LNG fire-idled export plant, is seen at the facility in Freeport, Texas, U.S., February 11, 2023. REUTERS/Arathy Somasekhar/File Photo
Shipping

LNG Carrier Bottleneck Grows On Slow Freeport LNG Restart After Beryl

HOUSTON, July 18 (Reuter) – The number of liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers waiting to load at Freeport LNG in Texas has increased since the U.S.

July 18, 2024
Total Views: 1567

Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Arc7 ice-class LNG carrier Eduard Toll. (Source: Teekay)
Shipping

LNG Carrier Completes Arctic Voyage to China in 18 Days, Four More En Route

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – This year’s Arctic summer shipping season is off to a busy start. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) Carrier Eduard Toll

July 16, 2024
Total Views: 6111

Friday, July 5, 2024
lng carrier
Shipping

Ocean Yield Enters LNG Carrier Segment

Norwegian-based shipowner Ocean Yield AS has announced an agreement to purchase infrastructure fund CVC DIF’s share in the French company Geogas LNG. The

July 5, 2024
Total Views: 495

Monday, April 29, 2024
qatar lng ship
Shipping

Qatar Inks Record-Setting Shipbuilding Order with China for New LNG Carriers

QatarEnergy has signed an agreement with China State Shipbuilding Corporation for the construction of 18 ultra-modern QC-Max size LNG carriers. Valued at $6

April 29, 2024
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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
Total Views: 2781

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: 3864

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
Total Views: 487

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: 997

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: 945

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: 3622
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