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Friday, February 1, 2013
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News

Panama Canal Expansion Will Likely Be Central to US LNG Export Trade

(Bloomberg) — Six years after the Panama Canal began a $5.25 billion expansion to capture shipments of Asian-made goods to the U.S. East Coast, the flow

February 1, 2013
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Thursday, January 31, 2013
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News

Petronas Makes $2.8 Billion Buyout Offer for MISC, World’s 2nd Largest LNG Shipper

(Bloomberg) — Petroliam Nasional Bhd., Malaysia’s state-owned energy company, offered to buy out shipping unit MISC Bhd. in a deal worth 8.7

January 31, 2013
Total Views: 132

Wednesday, January 30, 2013
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News

Golar Maria LNG Carrier Sold for $215 Million

By Debbie Cai Golar LNG Ltd. (GLNG) has agreed to sell the company that owns and operates the liquefied natural gas carrier, the Golar Maria, together with

January 30, 2013
Total Views: 134

Monday, January 14, 2013
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News

Wells Fargo: LNG Carrier Spot Market May Soften in 2013 as Global Fleet Grows

Rates to ship liquefied natural gas will decline this year as new vessels join the fleet more quickly than global output of the fuel expands, according to

January 14, 2013
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Thursday, January 10, 2013
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News

Day Rates for LNG Carriers Are on the Rise

Rates to ship liquefied natural gas are gaining as the gap between prices in Europe and Asia is set to widen throughout the winter. A vessel was booked for

January 10, 2013
Total Views: 21

Wednesday, January 2, 2013
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News

2013 May Spawn a New Breed of “Zombie” Shipping Companies

Earnings for ships that haul liquefied gases, cars and oil products are most likely to recover this year amid a continued glut of merchant vessels that may

January 2, 2013
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Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Hyundai Heavy Lands Orders for Five LNG Carriers
Shipbuilding

Hyundai Heavy Lands Orders for Five LNG Carriers

Hyundai Heavy Industries <009540.KS> announced on Sunday that the company and its affiliated shipyard have obtained orders totaling $1.05 billion to

December 25, 2012
Total Views: 113

Thursday, December 20, 2012
New LNG-Fueled Bulk Carrier Design Receives Lloyd’s Register Approval in Principle
Ship Design

New LNG-Fueled Bulk Carrier Design Receives Lloyd’s Register Approval in Principle

Class society Lloyd’s Register said Thursday that it has provided approval in principle (AIP) for COSCO Shipyard’s new ‘Clean Sky’

December 20, 2012
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Friday, December 14, 2012
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LNG Carrier Fleet Growth Outpacing Liquefaction Capacity

By Michelle Wiese Bockmann Fleet usage for the 371 ships carrying liquefied natural gas will slide in 2013 and 2014 from a six-year high as demand growth

December 14, 2012
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Thursday, December 13, 2012
Teekay LNG Pounces on U.S. Natural Gas Study, Orders Two LNG Carriers on Spec

Teekay LNG Pounces on U.S. Natural Gas Study, Orders Two LNG Carriers on Spec

Teekay LNG Partners (NYSE:TGP) has taken a hint from a recently released U.S. government study on natural gas exports and has entered into an agreement with

December 13, 2012
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LNG Tanker Owners Face Falling Profits

LNG Tanker Owners Face Falling Profits

By Oleg Vukmanovic LONDON – Gas tanker owners face falling profits over the next few years as delays to Australian gas project leave new ships

December 13, 2012
Total Views: 44

Tuesday, December 11, 2012
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Engineering News

Steel-Cutting Commences on MHI’s Next Generation Sayaendo Series LNG Carrier

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) announced today that construction has commenced on the first ship in their Sayaendo series of new-generation LNG carriers.

December 11, 2012
Total Views: 96

Monday, November 26, 2012
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Multimedia

Icebreakers Escort the LNG Carrier “Ob River” Through Northern Sea Route [IMAGE]

The “Ob River” is an ice classed LNG carrier with four membrane-type tanks, with holding capacity of 147.5 thousand cubic meters or 66.4 thousand

November 26, 2012
Total Views: 36

Wednesday, October 17, 2012
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Ship Design

Can Ore Ships Be Converted To Carry LNG? TMT Thinks So

Can Ore Ships Be Converted To LNG Carriers? TMT Co., the Taiwanese ship operator run by Nobu Su, said it may convert four very large ore carriers into

October 17, 2012
Total Views: 69

Wednesday, October 10, 2012
New LNG Membrane Containment System Achieves Reduced Boil-Off

New LNG Membrane Containment System Achieves Reduced Boil-Off

French Engineering company Gaztransport & Technigaz, more commonly known as GTT, has upgraded its well-established Mark III LNG membrane containment system

October 10, 2012
Total Views: 224

Tuesday, October 2, 2012
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Engineering News

The X-Bow LNG Carrier Concept | Is the Maritime Industry Ready for a bit of Offshore Flash?

Everyone seems to looooooooove the X-bows, including Shell, who has partnered up with the Ulstein Group to come up with a next generation design of an

October 2, 2012
Total Views: 277

Wednesday, September 19, 2012
LNG Ship Estimates Slashed at Fearnley

LNG Ship Estimates Slashed at Fearnley

(Bloomberg) — Hiring a modern carrier to ship liquefied natural gas in the spot market will cost less than previously estimated after Japanese prices for

September 19, 2012
Total Views: 35

Thursday, August 30, 2012
Shiprepair Brest Books First LNG Gig
Engineering News

Shiprepair Brest Books First LNG Gig

Damen Shiprepair Brest has booked it’s first LNG carrier maintenance and repair job since being switching hands over to Damen Group earlier this year.

August 30, 2012
Total Views: 19

Thursday, August 9, 2012
golar maria lng carrier wilhelmsen
News

Fredriksen’s Golar Receives Record Rate to Store LNG at Sea (corrected)

(Corrects storage location in first paragraph of story published Aug. 9. Company corrects rate in second.)  (Bloomberg) — Golar LNG Ltd., a company

August 9, 2012
Total Views: 53

Wednesday, August 1, 2012
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News

LNG Carriers of a Different Color Load at Ras Laffan

Fully-owned by Maersk until recently, the LNG carriers MILAHA RAS LAFFAN and MILAHA QATAR, recently carried out their first loading operations this month under

August 1, 2012
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