ombugge
October 2, 2021, 11:45am
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The LE COMMANDANT CHARCOT departing from Le Havre
Above 3 Photos: Fabien Montreuil ©
PS> Hurtigruten has two newbuilt and three converted Hybrid (Battery-Diesel) Polar Expedition ships, but not with as high ARC rating,
Tupsis
October 2, 2021, 6:55pm
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“Polar Class” or “ice class”, not “ARC rating”
ombugge:
ARC rating,
ice protection classification Arc7 , which means that the ship can sail in ice of a thickness of up to 1.7 metres,
Tupsis
October 3, 2021, 7:59am
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Arc7 is one of RMRS’s numerous ice class notations (Ice1…3, Arc4…9, Icebreaker6…9). I doubt the Norwegian ships you mentioned are built to Russian class.
I did not imply that Hurtigruten use Russian Classification Society for their ships, only comparing to the ARC class for comparison of ice capabilities.
(Not uncommon these days)
What is not needed is more “Bean counters” in shipping:
New York-headquartered investment firm Stonepeak has reached an agreement to acquire Teekay LNG Partners for an enterprise value of $6.2bn. The deal will see investment vehicles managed by Stonepeak acquire all the issued and outstanding common units...
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes
ombugge
November 15, 2021, 10:34am
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The Japanese are coming to a gulf near you:
Japan’s power generation major JERA has agreed with infrastructure fund Global Infrastructure Partners to acquire 25.7% interest in Freeport LNG Development, which operates the Freeport liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in the US for $2.5bn. JERA,...
Estimated reading time: 1 minute
ombugge
November 20, 2021, 12:21pm
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LNG-FSRU Transgas Force has been named and is getting ready for delivery five months ahead of scheduled delivery date:
https://www.xindemarinenews.com/m/view.php?aid=34160
More orders for LNG Carriers bring more orders for GTT membrane containment systems:
https://www.xindemarinenews.com/m/view.php?aid=33874
GTT NO96 systems:
https://gtt.fr/technologies/no96-systems
ombugge
December 5, 2021, 3:58pm
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A new Jones Act compliant LNG bunking vessel, built by Italian owned U.S. shipyard Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding and equipped with a complete [LNG cargo storage and handling system delivered by the Finnish technology group Wärtsilä:
The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has won the order to supply cargo handling system for the second LNG bunker vessel that U.S. shipyard Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding is building for NorthStar.
Est. reading time: 2 minutes
The North American maritime sector is increasingly turning to LNG fuel as a means to reduce its carbon footprint. Our depth of experience certainly adds significant support to this trend, said Kjell Ove Ulstein. (Sales and Marketing Director for Wärtsilä Gas Solutions AS, Oslo)
PS> Tug comes extra.
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ombugge
December 7, 2021, 9:19pm
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NYK Delivers New LNG Carrier LNG Endurance to TotalEnergies:
The new LNG carrier LNG Endurance, commercially managed by France LNG Shipping and under a long-term charter contract with TotalEnergies, was delivered on 1 December.
Est. reading time: 2 minutes
ombugge
December 30, 2021, 1:03pm
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Zvezda cuts steel for new Arctic LNG 2 carrier:
Samsung Heavy wins W240b LNG ship order in Latin America:
ombugge
January 2, 2022, 12:15pm
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FueLNG, a joint venture between Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) and Shell Eastern Petroleum (Pte) Ltd, is driving the adoption of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) in Singapore with over 460 operations conducted in 2021, comprising ship-to-ship...
The STS operations are conducted by this vessel:
Singapore LNG has welcomed FueLNG Bellina, Singapore’s first liquefied natural gas bunkering vessel, at the import terminal on Jurong Island, marking its first LNG reloading operation.
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ombugge
January 12, 2022, 3:53pm
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/PRNewswire/ -- LNG Alliance, together with Government of Karnataka and NMPT, has proposed to develop a major LNG import terminal in Karnataka, with an initial...
Will the LNG come from USA??