The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published its accident investigation report into the fatal engine room fire on board the LPG carrier Moritz Schulte while at the Belgian port of Antwerp on August 4, 2020. On the said date, as cargo offloading operations were underway, a fire...
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One killed after tug collides with LPG carrier in Suez Canal
Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority (SCA) reports that one person was killed after the tug on which he was a crewmember sank as a result of a collision with another vessel ..
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COLUMN | Tor Olav Trøim, Golar LNG, diversity and carbon emissions equity [Offshore Accounts]
Tor Olav Trøim has enjoyed a stellar career in shipping. Now chairman of Golar LNG, a role he has held for more than five years, Mr Trøim has served as a director of th ..
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Australian Transport Safety Bureau publishes report on fire incident on Japanese hydrogen carrier
The failure of an incorrectly-fitted electrical solenoid valve led to the brief propagation of flame from a liquefied hydrogen carrier gas combustion unit’s vent stack, ..
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COLUMN | European liquefied natural gas demand surges as floating regasification gold rush begins: Hoegh, Exmar and New Fortress to the front of the queue [Offshore Accounts]
The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February last year sparked a rush for gas in Europe, as the Nordstream pipelines were blown up in the Baltic Sea and President Vladimir ..
Spain’s Reganosa completes jetty upgrades at Galicia LNG terminal
Spanish LNG terminal operator Reganosa has completed upgrading the jetty at its Mugardos LNG terminal in the autonomous region of Galicia. The company said the rebuilt je ..
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VESSEL REVIEW | Xin Ao Pu Tuo Hao – Chinese-built LNG bunkering ship with 8,500cbm capacity
The Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Group of China recently delivered a new LNG bunkering vessel to local energy company ENN Energy Holdings. Designed by China Ship Design a ..
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Bulker grounded following collision in Gibraltar
Authorities in Gibraltar have been working in response to an incident wherein a commercial vessel ran aground in the territory’s waters after it struck another ship ..
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COLUMN | Waking up to the fragility in the chain [Grey Power]
It is interesting to see just how the importance of ships has suddenly imprinted itself on the public attention, after decades of oblivion, with their presence taken for ..
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Partnership to build LNG terminal at Sweden’s Oxelösund Port
London-based LNG supply company Avenir LNG and Swedish port operator Oxelosunds Hamn have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the development and constru ..
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