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UAB LITGAS has signed a contract with Norway’s Statoil ASA to ensure continuous operation of its Klaipeda LNG terminal and will set up a new natural gas pricing policy.

Wärtsilä is to supply a control system for a shore-based LNG fuelling facility in Port Fourchon, Louisiana, USA, owned by Harvey Gulf International Marine.

A new study by the US Maritime Administration (MARAD) reveals the benefits of using natural gas as a propulsion fuel compared to conventional marine fuels.

Norway-based Liquiline is to design, construct and commission an LNG ship bunkering terminal for Fjord Line AS at the Port of Hirtshals, Denmark.

Sempra LNG, GDF Suez, Mitsui, Mitsubishi and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki (NYK) have approved a final investment decision for the development, construction and operation of Cameron LNG terminal in the US.

Gazprom and Hafen-Entwicklungs-gesellschaft Rostock, operator of the Baltic Sea port of Rostock, have signed an LNG Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

A joint venture between Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and China Shipping Group has signed a contract for three ice class LNG carriers.

The Port of Portsmouth and Lloyd’s Register are working together to establish the port as the UK’s first LNG bunkering facility and hub.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a €124m loan to Fjord Line for the expansion of its fleet, starting with two new LNG cruise ferries.

Netherlands-based Terberg Benschop is to supply 40 LNG tractors for Asyaport’s new container terminal, being built in Turkey on the Marmara Sea.