Framo wins another FSRU pump system contract
AUGUST 29, 2017 — Bergen, Norway, based Framo AS has won a contract to deliver pump systems (sea water lift pumps) for a potential Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FSRU) for the shipowner
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Ian Lawson joins Bristol Harbor Group, Inc.
AUGUST 28, 2017 — Ian Lawson has joined naval architecture and marine engineering firm Bristol Harbor Group, Inc., Bristol RI, as a naval architect. He holds a B.S. in Naval Architecture &
Box ship bunkers with LNG after engine conversion
AUGUST 24, 2017 — The first containership to be converted to LNG propulsion has successfully completed its first LNG bunkering in Bremerhaven, Germany. The ship, Wessels Reederei’s 1,036 TEU containership Wes Amelie,
Getting ready for bigger ships, Matson orders new cargo cranes
AUGUST 23, 2017 — Matson, Inc. (NYSE: MATX) reports that a subsidiary of Matson Navigation Company, Inc. has signed contracts with Paceco Corporation for the purchase of three new 65 long-ton capacity
Wison gets BV AIP for large scale FSRU barge
AUGUST 14, 2017 — Shanghai, China, based Wison Offshore & Marine Ltd. reports that it has received Approval in Principle (AIP) from classification society Bureau Veritas for a newly-developed large-scale Floating LNG
Drewry: FSRUs currently offer better returns than LNG ships
JULY 26, 2017 — Despite falling freight rates for floating storage regasification units (FSRUs), investment returns at current asset prices and charter rates are higher compared with standard LNG vessels, according to
Wison gets BV approval in principle for 50 MW LNG power supply barge
JULY 19, 2017 — Shanghai, China, based Wison Offshore & Marine reports that its newly-developed floating storage regasification and power generation barge (W-FSRP) has received Approval in Principle from Bureau Veritas. W-FSRP
Hoegh LNG and Nakilat sign MoU to explore FSRU opportunities
ULY 18, 2017 — Höegh LNG today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Qatari LNG transportation company Nakilat, exploring collaboration for Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) business. An FSRU is
Non-spherical LNG tank concept gets ABS Approval in Principle
JULY 12, 2017 — A new Moss-type LNG tank design concept developed by Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has gained Approval in Principle (AIP) from classification society ABS. Designated as an IMO
Hudong Zhonghua LNG newbuilds to have latest GTT technology
JULY 11, 2017 — Paris headquartered GTT has received an order from the China’s Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Corp. Ltd. in relation to four 174,000 cu.m LNG carriers to be built at