Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua has hosted a naming ceremony for two 174,000-cbm liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers it built for Japan’s K Line and Malaysia’s Petronas.
Atlantic spot LNG shipping rates rose for the first time in seven weeks, rising $3,750 week-on-week to $15,500 per day, according to Spark Commodities.
Dutch partners Gasunie and Vopak expect to launch the fourth LNG tank at their Gate terminal in the third quarter of this year, according to Vopak CEO Dick Richelle.
German energy firm Uniper has signed a deal with compatriot Q1 Energie to supply its network of LNG truck filling stations in Germany with bio-LNG from the Dutch Gate terminal in Rotterdam.
Dutch Gate and Eemshaven LNG terminals, both operated by Gasunie and Vopak, are assessing market demand for renewable and low-carbon gas, including imports of ammonia.