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• 28 January 16 North America’s ‘first’ LNG bunker barge The barge will be delivered to Jacksonville, Florida in the third quarter of 2016 to service TOTE’s newbuild Marlin Class container vessels and other LNG-powered vessels in and around the Port of Jacksonville. CME... Read more ›
• 28 August 15 Nakilat expands joint venture with Maran   London – Nakilat, the shipping arm of Qatar’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector, has expanded its joint venture with Greek shipping company Maran Ventures to include two new LNG vessels. Maran Nakilat was established in 2005... Read more ›
• 10 August 15 On the MoS Way Network Conference – “LNG Bunkering and Training Challenges” For more information read here  Read more ›
• 04 May 15 Uasc “Barzan”, the first eco friendly mega container ship     London – United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) named the industry’s most eco-efficient container vessel at Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI), Mokpo South Korea today. M.V. ‘Barzan’ is a part of the industry’s... Read more ›
• 17 April 15 LNG shipping rates fall to near 5-year low on oversupply   LNG shipping rates fell to near 5-year lows assessed in the Asia-Pacific Basin at $38,000/d and in the Atlantic Basin at $37,000/d, the lowest prices on record since August 2010 Platts data shows.... Read more ›
• 16 April 15 First LNG-powered ferry to operate in North America delivered     133-metre-long LNG-fuelled ferry F.-A.-Gauthier was delivered yesterday at Italy’s Fincantieri Castellammare di Stabia shipyard. It will be the first LNG-powered ferry to operate in North America. The vessel is the first in... Read more ›
• 13 February 15 Fuelgarden LNG: Growing interest   Dag Lilletvedt is the ceo Fuelgarden LNG, an independent LNG fuel service provider specializing in the small-scale LNG market, not just in maritime but across a range of high horsepower industries. With ECAs... Read more ›
• 11 February 15 Emissions, a divided Mediterranean Genoa – Ship emission regulations coming into effect in 2020 will make Mediterranean ports less competitive than their counterparts in North Africa. That is, unless the EU works in unison with the IMO (the UN’s... Read more ›
• 04 February 15 Lade: Harnessing the power of wind One amazing looking vessel design making waves lately, including on CNN, comes from Norway and the design house Lade AS. The Vindskip is a towering, iron-shaped, hybrid eco-efficient vessel powered by the wind and... Read more ›
• 13 January 15 Orders Down for South Korean Shipbuilders Seoul – The number of orders won by South Korean shipbuilders fell 36 percent last year as global demand for new ships shrank and oil prices dropped. Clarkson Research Services data show that South Korean shipbuilding... Read more ›