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Yangzijiang Shipbuilding books first LNG carrier orders

FEBRUARY 16, 20015 — China’s Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) Limited says it has secured new shipbuilding orders, worth $135 million, to build two 27,500 cu.m LNG (liquefied natural gas) carriers. The orders come

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Exelerate completes 700th Ship-to-Ship LNG transfer

JANUARY 8, 2015 — Woodlands, TX, headquartered Excelerate Energy L.P. yesterday completed its 700th commercial Ship-to-Ship (STS) transfer of LNG  in Escobar, Argentina at the GNL Escobar LNG import facility. Using Excelerate

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Apple shape tanks give new MHI LNG ship more capacity

NOVEMBER 27, 2014 —Shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has completed development of a new design LNG carrier with apple shaped LNG tanks. Evolved from Moss type spherical tanks, their upper half

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Fredriksen swoops on Flex LNG

OCTOBER 24, 2014 — Billionaire John Fredriksen is poised to add Flex LNG to his empire. Geveran Trading Co Ltd, which is indirectly controlled by trusts established by John Fredriksen for the

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MOL takes delivery of coal carrier

JULY 18, 2014—Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. recently took delivery of the 91,094 metric tonne coal carrier Soma Maru, from the Mizushima Shipyard of Sanoyas Shipbuilding Corporation. With an overall length of

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DSME firms up more Yamal LNG carrier orders

JULY 9, 2014 — Joint venture companies set up by Mitsui O.S.K. Line (MOL) and China Shipping Development Corporation (CSD) have signed contracts with Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) for

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Keppel to convert veteran Moss LNG carrier to FLNG

JUNE 25, 2014 — Singapore’s Keppel Corporation says that its Keppel Shipyard Ltd. subsidiary  has signed a conditional contract with Golar Hilli Corporation, a subsidiary of Golar LNG, to perform the world’s