Classification society DNV added 20 LNG-powered ships to its Alternative Fuels Insight platform in April, as LNG fuel continues to dominate in new orders for alternative-fueled vessels.
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US FSRU player Excelerate Energy confirmed that it has signed a seven-year charter agreement with a unit of Canadian firm Frontera Energy to deploy its FSRU to a new LNG import terminal under development in Colombia. Excellerate also confirmed that it purchased a TFDE LNG carrier to convert it to an FSRU.
Belgium’s Exmar has signed a seven-year charter for the 2006-built LNG carrier Simaisma. The vessel will be modified to serve as a floating transshipment unit (FTU) for the LNG bunkering market.
US LNG exporting giant Cheniere reported an 88.7 percent year-on-year increase in its second-quarter net income to $3.07 billion, while quarterly revenue rose 23 percent year-on-year to $5.73 billion.
Classification society DNV added 14 LNG-powered ships to its Alternative Fuels Insight platform in February, as LNG fuel continues to dominate in new orders for alternative-fueled vessels.
Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua has received approvals from classification societies for new vessel designs, including an LNG carrier and a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU).