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Hanwha Ocean wins 2.4 tln-won order for 8 LNG ships

Hanwha Ocean Co., the world's third-largest shipbuilder by order backlog, said it has received an order worth 2.4 trillion won (US$1.8 billion) to build eight liquefied natural gas (LNG) ships. Hanwha Ocean will build eight LNG carriers at its …
Mar 25, 2024 / Curious

Wärtsilä Technical Management Agreement provides maintenance flexibility for China LNG Shipping vessel

Technology group Wärtsilä has signed a Technical Management Agreement with China LNG Shipping (International) Company Ltd. (CLSICO). The 15-year agreement will ensure operational reliability and provide maintenance planning flexibility for the …
Sep 11, 2023 / Curious

El Musel terminal receives first LNG ship

The liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal of El Musel, in Gijón, received its first ship on Jul01. The Cool Racer with a capacity of 174,000 m3, will carry out a first unloading, necessary to complete the final technical tests before the commercial …
Jul 6, 2023 / Curious

Wärtsilä Guaranteed Asset Performance agreement delivers maximised overhaul intervals for NYK vessel

Technology group Wärtsilä has signed an eight-year Guaranteed Asset Performance agreement with Japanese operator NYK LNG Ship Management. The agreement covers the two Wärtsilä X72DF main engines on an LNG Carrier vessel and is designed to maximise …
May 31, 2023 / Curious

Nimofast signed a partnership with Kanfer Shipping to sell and deliver LNG via small-scale LNG

Nimofast signed a partnership with Kanfer Shipping to sell and deliver LNG via small-scale LNG vessels to customers along the Brazilian coast line This week, Nimofast Brasil S.A. signed a partnership agreement with the Norwegian Company Kanfer …
Nov 23, 2022 / Vessels

MOL to Make Sea Trials of LNG Carrier Powered by Biofuel

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) today announced that its group company, AQUARIUS LNG SHIPPING LIMITED has conducted sea trials of its owned LNG carrier, Papua, using biofuel. Approximately 1,500 tons of biofuel was supplied by ExxonMobil Marine …
Nov 15, 2022 / Vessels

Wärtsilä Guaranteed Asset Performance agreement designed to maximise uptime for NYK LNG Carrier

The technology group Wärtsilä has signed a long-term Guaranteed Asset Performance Agreement with Japan-based NYK LNG Ship Management. The agreement was signed in March 2022 and is valid for 15 years. It covers the engines and related equipment for an …
Jun 2, 2022 / Vessels

NYK Concludes Fourth Long-Term Charter Agreement for LNG Carrier with EDF LNG Shipping

France LNG Shipping SAS, an NYK affiliated company, has signed a long-term charter contract for a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier with EDF LNG Shipping SAS.The newly built LNG carrier is scheduled for delivery in 2025 from Hyundai Samho Heavy …
May 9, 2022 / Curious

QatarEnergy awards first batch of LNG ship-owner contracts

QatarEnergy signed a series of time-charter parties (TCP’s) with a subsidiary of Mitsui O.S.K Lines (MOL) for the long-term charter and operation of 4 LNG ships, constituting the first batch of TCPs awarded under QatarEnergy’s massive LNG shipping …
Apr 13, 2022 / Curious

New LNG Carrier for Edison Delivered

On March 3, the liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier Elisa Aquila commercially managed by France LNG Shipping* and under a long-term charter contract with Edison SPA, a Milan-based energy company, was delivered.Elisa Aquila will be the second vessel …
Mar 7, 2022 / Vessels