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Samsung Heavy wins US$191 million order for 2 very large gas carriers
South Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries Co. said Wednesday it has bagged a 270.7 billion-won (US$191 million) order to build two very large gas carriers for an African shipper. Samsung Heavy said it will deliver the vessels to the undisclosed …
Oct 19, 2022 / Vessels
BW LPG Sells Very Large Gas Carrier
BW LPG Limited (BW LPG) announces today the sale of Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) BW Empress.BW Empress was built in 2005 and has a carrying capacity of 77, 330 CBM. The sale has generated approximately US$ 40 million in liquidity and an expected net …
Apr 16, 2021 / Vessels
Great Eastern Shipping Company acquires secondhand very large gas carrier Jag Vishnu
Great Eastern Shipping Company has taken delivery of a second hand Very Large Gas Carrier Jag Vishnu of about 77,922 cbm. The Company had contracted to buy the vessel in Q2 FY21.The Company also delivered its 1996 built Very Large Gas Carrier Jag …
Oct 27, 2020 / Vessels
World’s First VLGC To Be Retrofitted With Pioneering LPG Propulsion Technology Achieves Historic Milestone; Successfully Runs On LPG Fuel
BW LPG announces today the successful start of a week-long sea and gas trials for Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) BW Gemini which has been retrofitted with pioneering LPG dual-fuel propulsion technology.BW Gemini has achieved a historic milestone as …
Oct 21, 2020 / Vessels
BW Gemini first of 12 VLGCs to retrofit with dual-fuel propulsion in China shipyard: BW LPG
BW Gemini is the first of 12 Very Large Gas Carriers that BW LPG has committed to retrofit with LPG dual-fuel propulsion engines at a Chinese shipyard, aimed at zero-carbon fuel propulsion, a company spokeswoman said.“BW Gemini, BW Leo and BW Libra …
Oct 8, 2020 / Curious
BW LPG declares option for additional LPG dual-fuel engines, bringing total investment to twelve
BW LPG announced today that it has exercised another option for the delivery and retrofitting of a further four dual-fuel LPG propulsion engines. With this, BW LPG has committed to retrofit 12 of its Very Large Gas Carriers (VLGCs) with pioneering …
Feb 28, 2020 / Curious
NYK: New VLGC for Astomos Energy Named Lily Promenade
On October 10, a naming ceremony was held in Kumamoto prefecture at the Ariake Shipyard of Japan Marine United Corporation for a new VLGC (very large gas carrier) that NYK will charter under a long-term contract to Astomos Energy Corporation, the …
Oct 24, 2019 / Vessels
LR awards Jiangnan AiP for 91,000 m3 VLGC Panda 91T design
LR presented AiP to Jiangnan Shipyard (Group) Co., Ltd in a ceremony at Gastech 2019, taking place this week in Houston, Texas.Wednesday (Sep17), LR has awarded Jiangnan Shipyard (Group) Co., Ltd with Approval in Principle (AiP) for its 91,000 m3 …
Sep 18, 2019 / Curious
Hyundai LNG Shipping Announces Order for one VLGC at HHI
Hyundai LNG Shipping Company (HLS, the Company), South Korean owner of 10 LNG Carriers, has placed an order at Hyundai Heavy Industry for the construction of one 84,600cbm Very Large Gas Carrier(VLGC).The vessel will be delivered in 3Q 2020 for the …
Apr 19, 2019 / Vessels
LPG-Fuelled ME-LGIP to Power Chinese VLGC
Further shipowners turning to LGP in advance of 2020 emissions deadlineJiangnan Shipyard, owned by China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC), has ordered an LPG-burning MAN B&W 6G60ME-LGIP engine in connection with the building of an 86,000-m3 VLGC …
Feb 1, 2019 / Vessels