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QatarEnergy, Exvelerate Energy Sign 15-year Agreement to Supply 1 MTPA of LNG to Bangladesh

QatarEnergy and Excelerate Energy (Excelerate) signed a long-term LNG sale and purchase agreement (SPA) for the supply of LNG from Qatar to Bangladesh. Pursuant to the SPA, Excelerate will purchase up to one million tons per annum (MTPA) of LNG from …
Jan 29, 2024 / Curious

NYK Certifies Ship-Recycling Facility in Bangladesh for Meeting Environmental, Safety, and Human Rights Standards

NYK has certified PHP Ship Recycling Facility in Bangladesh for meeting NYK’s standards for ship-recycling measures pertaining to the environment, safety, occupational health, and respect for human rights. PHP Ship Recycling Facility, which is a …
Mar 13, 2023 / Curious

Ceylon Shipping Corporation to operate Container Feeder Service between Colombo and Bangladesh

The Ceylon Shipping Corporation plans to operate a Container Feeder Service between Colombo and Bangladesh and this will be followed by a second service between Colombo and Oman.Ceylon Shipping Corporation (CSC) Chairman Sudhammika Wineendra said for …
Jan 4, 2022 / Curious

At least 26 people dead in Bangladesh ferry crash

A Bangladesh ferry carrying around 50 passengers collided with a cargo vessel and sank on Sunday (Apr04) in the Shitalakhsya River south of the capital Dhaka, leaving at least 26 people dead and a few still missing, officials said. Caption: The …
Apr 5, 2021 / Accidents

Ship recycling in Bangladesh leaps forward with third phase of key project signed

The third phase of an IMO-implemented project to enhance safe and environmentally sound ship recycling in Bangladesh has been given the go-ahead, with Norway committing approximately US$1.5 million (14 million Norwegian Kroner) to support improved …
Aug 7, 2020 / Curious

GAC and UniGlobal join forces in Bangladesh

GAC has signed a Global Network Agent (GNA) agreement with Dhaka-based Uni-Global Business Ltd. (UniGlobal), expanding its coverage in the Indian Subcontinent and further strengthening the global GAC network.The alliance, operated as GAC-UniGlobal, …
May 12, 2020 / Curious

Qatargas Delivers First Q-Flex LNG Cargo To Summit LNG FSRU In Bangladesh

Qatargas Operating Company Limited (Qatargas) has delivered the first Q-Flex cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the 'SUMMIT LNG' Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) located offshore Bangladesh. The cargo, aboard Qatargas-chartered …
Jan 16, 2020 / Vessels

Yamal LNG Shipped First LNG Cargo to Bangladesh

PAO NOVATEK (NOVATEK) announced on Friday (Nov29) that OAO Yamal LNG shipped the first cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Bangladesh in accordance with the long-term offtake agreement with TOTAL.  Caption: LNG tanker Eduard Toll - Image …
Dec 2, 2019 / Vessels

Oldendorff Carriers delivers cargo to BCPCL in Bangladesh

Bangladesh's rapid economic growth has increased the demand for electricity. Overall, the country's generation plants have been unable to meet customer demand over the past decade. Bangladesh has a population of about 165 million, and in the rural …
Nov 4, 2019 / Vessels

2 Workers Killed, 13 Injured Demolishing cargo ship CSL Virginia

An accident killed two shipbreaking workers and injured 13 others as they were scrapping a cargo vessel in Chattogram, Bangladesh, on Saturday, August 31.The accident on the former Cypriot container ship CSL Virginia occurred in the afternoon (local …
Sep 4, 2019 / Accidents