SHIPPING NEWS

Ice-class

Yamal LNG announced the operational start of the new Arc7 ice-class LNG tanker Yakov Gakkel, in December, representing the fifteenth and final Arc7 ice-class tanker Read Article…

GTT order

At the end of December 2019, GTT has received several orders from Korean shipyards Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Read article…

FPSO contract

MODEC has signed a contract with Woodside Energy to supply a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel for the Sangomar (formerly SNE) Field Read article…

Sanctions clauses

BIMCO’s Documentary Committee has approved two charter party sanctions clauses to help owners and charterers manage due diligence policies and navigate an Read Article…

LNG vessel

Kawasaki Heavy Industries has delivered the Marvel Pelican (Kawasaki hull no. 1729), a 155,000 cbm capacity LNG transport vessel for use by Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Read article…

IMO 2020

A global regulation that will substantially reduce harmful sulphur oxide (SOx) emissions from ships has come into effect, bringing significant benefits for both human Read article…

Tank design

GTT has received an order from the Chinese shipyard Hudong-Zhonghua for the tank design of an LNG bunker vessel on behalf of the Japanese ship-owner Mitsui OSK Read Article…

Hydrogen carrier

Kawasaki Heavy Industries has announced its official naming and launch at Kobe Works of the Suiso Frontier, the world’s first liquefied hydrogen carrier. This Read article…

Scrubber waste

IMO2020 is approaching rapidly. Shipping companies have various options to comply with the new standards. They can either switch to low-sulphur fuel or Read article…

ICS Hong Kong

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has announced the opening of its China Liaison Office in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), during a Read Article…

Biggest bunkering

CIMC SOE has started the building of the hull for the first 20,000-cbm LNG bunkering vessel (S1043) – a part of the order for Stolt-Nielsen Gas at Zhoushan Changhong Read article…

LNG carriers

GTT has received orders from an Asian Shipyard concerning the LNG tank design of three new LNG carriers. All three will be built on behalf of European ship-owners Read article…