lng carriers


Wednesday, September 24, 2025
LNG carrier in open sea during daytime
Shipping

Idan Ofer’s EPS Moves to Take Full Control of LNG Carrier Owner CoolCo

LNG carrier shipowner CoolCo and EPS Ventures have announced advanced discussions for a potential acquisition that would see EPS purchase all outstanding

September 24, 2025
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Monday, September 22, 2025
lng ship
Shipping

Report: $48 Billion in LNG Carrier Investments at Risk as Fleet Expansion Outpaces Demand

New research from UCL Energy Institute and Kuehne Climate Center (KCC) reveals that $48 billion invested in LNG carriers could be written off by 2035 as the

September 22, 2025
Total Views: 1245

Monday, June 30, 2025
Aerial view of a ship drydock in South Korea
Shipbuilding

Report: Hanwha Moves to Reflag Korean-Built LNG Carriers Under U.S. Flag

Hanwha Ocean’s U.S. shipping affiliate has announced plans to reflag Korean-built liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessels to the U.S. flag, according to a

June 30, 2025
Total Views: 1715

Thursday, May 8, 2025
LNG carrier in dense fog
Shipping

Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ LNG Carriers Find Sanctions Reprieve in Chinese Maintenance Yard

Russia’s LNG shadow fleet continues to make moves in preparation for the upcoming Arctic summer shipping season. A second sanctioned LNG carrier has arrived

May 8, 2025
Total Views: 1006

Wednesday, May 7, 2025
A lng tanker at sea
Shipping

LNG Industry Warns U.S.-Built Ship Mandate Could Derail Energy Exports

U.S. energy groups are asking President Donald Trump's administration to exempt liquefied natural gas tankers from a new rule that will require producers to

May 7, 2025
Total Views: 2015

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
Total Views: 3472

Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Aerial of Liquified Natural Gas LNG carrier moored to a small gas terminal
Featured

Another Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ LNG Tanker Abandons Voyage After Five Months, Offloads Cargo to FSU

U.S. sanctions continue to severely hamper Russia’s efforts to deliver LNG from the designated Arctic LNG 2 plant to customers. Five months after loading

February 12, 2025
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Saturday, February 8, 2025
File photo of an LNG carrier in the Suez Canal
News

First LNG Carrier in Five Months Passes through Bab-el-Mandeb Strait as Houthi Threat Eases

Liquid natural gas producers have been avoiding the Red Sea for much of 2024 amid continuous attacks by Houthi militants. This may now be changing as the first

February 8, 2025
Total Views: 2794

Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ LNG Carrier Calls In Oman Signaling Possible Easing of Sanctions Concerns 
Shipping

Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ LNG Carrier Calls In Oman Signaling Possible Easing of Sanctions Concerns 

After more than six months at sea sanctioned LNG carrier La Perouse has entered the Omani port of Duqm. It is the first time that a Russian LNG carrier, part

February 5, 2025
Total Views: 19541

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
Total Views: 12195

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
Total Views: 416

Monday, October 14, 2024
ship on fire at night after LPG explosion
Featured

LPG Tankers Explode, One Linked to Iranian Gas Smuggling

In a dramatic scene off the coast of Bangladesh, two liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carriers erupted in flames during a cargo transshipment operation on Sunday.

October 14, 2024
Total Views: 7425

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
Total Views: 396

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
Total Views: 2247

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
Total Views: 981

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
Total Views: 1110

Thursday, August 15, 2024
bw group tanker
Shipping

Avance Gas Sells VLGC Fleet to BW LPG for $1.05 Billion

Avance Gas Holding Ltd., a leading global operator in the transportation of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), has agreed to sell its fleet of Very Large Gas

August 15, 2024
Total Views: 764

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
Total Views: 1286

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: 1603

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: 6151