Belgian shipping firm Exmar has secured approval in principle from classification society Bureau Veritas for its floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) concept based on the conversion of an existing membrane-type LNG carrier.
Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua has received approvals from five classification societies for a new LNG carrier design that features GTT's Next1 containment tech.
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding's 175,000-cbm Yangze LNG 01, the first large LNG carrier built by a private Chinese shipbuilder, has completed its maiden voyage.
French shipping giant CMA CGM, one of the world’s largest backers of LNG fuel, has signed a letter of intent with China’s Yangzijiang Shipbuilding to build more ultra-large LNG dual-fuel container vessels, according to shipbuilding sources.