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The Port of Gladstone, Australia, has welcomed its 100th LNG carrier, marking a significant milestone for LNG export.

HiLoad LNG AS, a subsidiary of Sevan Marine, has signed a Technology License Agreement with Vires Energy Corporation for an LNG receiving and regasification terminal in the Philippines.

A series of 15 110m inland waterway barges being built for Belgium based Plouvier Transport, to be chartered by Shell Trading Rotterdam (Shell), will be powered by Wärtsilä dual-fuel main engines.

STX Offshore and Shipbuilding has started the construction of the LNG bunker vessel that Shell will be operating from the Port of Rotterdam.

New rules on reducing sulphur emissions are driving the expansion of the global LNG bunkering market.

New LNG Masterplan Safety Studies which focus on the technical, safety and operational risk aspects of LNG bunkering are now available from DNV GL.

Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York, has vetoed the Port Ambrose Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Deepwater Port on grounds of security and economic concerns.

Andrew Tan, chief executive of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has called on more ports to be ready for LNG bunkering.

A recent Transparency Market Research (TMR) report into the LNG bunker fuel market produces encouraging news for the industry with Europe emerging as the strongest regional market.

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has offered companies SGD$12m (US$8.5m) funding for the building of LNG-fuelled vessels.

Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) to build an LNG regasification terminal at the Indian port.

Becker Marine Systems LNG hybrid barge concept is making its way to Rotterdam, where it will be used to support cruise ships and help reduce emissions.

Becker Marine Systems LNG hybrid barge concept is making its way to Rotterdam, where it will be used to support cruise ships and help reduce emissions.

The European Commission has committed €23m in funding to build a small scale LNG terminal at Pori on Finland’s west coast – the first of its kind in the country.

South Africa is set to build its first LNG import facility at the west coast port of Saldanha Bay for around 20 billion rand (US$1.4bn), according to ‘Reuters’.

Jensen Maritime, part of Crowley Maritime Corporation, has unveiled two new, fully-customisable LNG bunker barge concepts, said to be ideal for ports not located near an LNG terminal.

BW Group is to provide LNG regasification services using a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) at Ain Sokhna Port for The Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS).

Thai construction firm, Italian-Thai Development PCL is reportedly in talks with Myanmar authorities to build a $500 million LNG import terminal at Dawei industrial zone in the south of the country.

Saudi Arabia Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) is developing an LNG bunkering facility at Teesport in the UK – a move that will greatly improve efficiency and reduce costs.