Classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) has identified 200,000 cbm LNG carriers as a “credible next step” for global LNG fleet renewal, with a potential owner benefit of approximately $85.5 million over 30 years.
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Canada's TC Energy, operator of the LNG Canada pipeline, said it had closed an agreement with FN CGL Pipeline, an Indigenous-led investment entity representing five First Nations along the Coastal GasLink corridor.
PetroChina International, a unit of state-owned PetroChina, has delivered its first LNG cargo to the Dutch Gate LNG import terminal in Rotterdam, owned by Gasunie and Vopak, under a long-term capacity deal.
UK-based LNG giant Shell, French LNG containment specialist GTT, and classification society Lloyd’s Register have launched a joint development project to develop a conceptual 200,000-cbm LNG carrier combining hybrid-electric propulsion with GTT’s Next1 LNG cargo containment technology.
South Korea-based LNG technology and assets firm GasEntec has secured approval in principle from classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) for what it says is one of the industry's highest-capacity FSRU concepts.
Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua has received approvals from five classification societies for a new LNG carrier design that features GTT's Next1 containment tech.
China's Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding has secured approval in principle from classification society Lloyd's Register for a new 12,500-cbm LNG bunkering vessel design.