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Successful first cargo discharge for SAGA DAWN
SAGA DAWN has completed her first cargo discharge.On Wednesday, April 29, SAGA DAWN completed her maiden voyage and safely discharged her first cargo in Guangdong, China.Saga Dawn is the world's first vessel of its kind with IMO Type A LNG tanks.This …
May 4, 2020 / Vessels
Saga Dawn Completes Maiden Voyage
45,000m3 Saga Dawn delivered her first cargo this past Wednesday, April 29, at JOVO’s Dongguan Terminal, successfully completing her maiden voyage which commenced at Singapore LNG the week before. The Vessel brings new life to the small and ageing …
Apr 30, 2020 / Vessels
Saga Dawn Completes First Cargo Loading
The world’s first LNT A-BOX LNG Carrier, Saga Dawn, has departed on its maiden voyage.Saga LNG Shipping has successfully loaded its first full cargo on 45,000m3 Saga Dawn this past Wednesday, April 22, at Singapore LNG.“Today we celebrate yet another …
Apr 24, 2020 / Vessels
Flex LNG launches newbuild at DSME
Flex LNG, the company controlled by billionaire John Fredriksen and an emerging player in the LNG shipping business, saw another one of its newbuilds hit the water at the South Korean Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) shipyard. Flex …
Jan 6, 2020 / Curious
Saga Dawn - Innovative ABS-Classed LNG Carrier Delivered
First LNG Carrier to Utilize the LNT A-BOX® type A Cargo Containment System The ABS-classed Saga Dawn, the world’s first LNG Carrier to be fitted with an innovative cargo containment system based on IMO requirements for independent type A tanks, …
Dec 19, 2019 / Vessels
Teekay Receives Fifth Arc7 Icebreaking LNG Carrier - Georgiy Ushakov
Teekay LNG Partners, together with its joint venture partner China LNG Shipping, has taken delivery of its newest Arc7 icebreaking LNG carrier.Georgiy Ushakov is the fifth of six LNG carrier newbuilds to be delivered into Teekay fleet. The delivery …
Nov 18, 2019 / Vessels
Korean shippers set to join hands to win huge LNG shipping orders from Qatar
South Korean shippers are considering joining hands to win massive liquefied natural gas (LNG) transportation orders to be placed by Qatar, industry sources said Sunday.Five bulkers -- reportedly Korea Line Corp., Pan Ocean Co., SK Shipping Co., …
Oct 14, 2019 / Vessels
Bunker vessel LNG London begins operations in Europe
Europe’s first inland-waterway liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker vessel has performed her first bunkering operations, with the Containerships Polar and Containerships Nord vessels, in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.The LNG London (which is owned by LNG …
Jun 25, 2019 / Vessels
Saga LNG Shipping’s mid-size carrier completes gas trials
Singapore-based Saga LNG Shipping completed the gas trials for its new LNG carrier, Saga Dawn, on Sunday, June 16, at anchorage near Shanghai, China.The 45,000-cbm LNG carrier Saga Dawn cooled down one of its three cargo tanks and loaded …
Jun 18, 2019 / Vessels
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