EMPTY TANKERS ARE EXTENDING IRAN’S ABILITY TO WAIT OUT THE U.S. BLOCKADE
The U.S. Navy's blockade may be preventing Iran from moving much crude to market, but a small number of tankers in ballast have been leaking through, and the extra empty tank capacity appears to...
US GAS PRODUCER PENS 20-YEAR OFFTAKE WITH LNG PROJECT IN LOUISIANA
Expand Energy, a U.S. independent natural gas producer formed from the merger of Chesapeake Energy and Southwestern Energy in 2024, has signed on the dotted line for a multi-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) offtake...
CMA CGM TRANSFERS TWO MORE BOX SHIPS TO INDIAN REGISTRY
Officials in India report that CMA CGM is in the process of transferring two more containerships into the Indian registry. The shipping major started the trend last year in an effort to expand its...
ANOTHER LNG GIG IN LONE STAR STATE LANDS ON HONEYWELL’S PLATE
Honeywell, a U.S.-based technology firm, has secured an assignment at a liquefied natural gas (LNG) development in Texas with Lantern LNG Holding Company, a Houston-based LNG development player focused on building innovative nearshore LNG...
FIRST LADEN LNG CARRIER AND JAPANESE TANKER EXIT FROM PERSIAN GULF
Analysts tracking shipping movement around the Strait of Hormuz are reporting that it appears the first laden LNG carrier escaped while the first Japanese VLCC also made the transit, raising some hopes that at...
REPORT: ARCTIC ROUTES TO REMAIN PERIPHERAL, ESPECIALLY FOR BOXSHIPS
In the past few years, there has been a lot of hype about the growing ship traffic along the Arctic routes. But recent analysis shows that whle Arctic shipping has indeed surged, growth remains...
TWO AMMONIA-FUELED AMMONIA CARRIERS TO SPORT WARTSILA SYSTEMS IN 2027
Wärtsilä Gas Solutions, part of technology group Wärtsilä, is set to supply the cargo handling and fuel gas supply systems for two new ammonia-fueled liquid ammonia carriers, also capable of carrying liquefied petroleum gas...
INDONESIA BACKS AWAY AFTER FINANCE MINISTER PROPOSES MALACCA TOLLS
Possibly emboldened by Iran’s assertion that it is entitled to tolls to maintain order and security in the Strait of Hormuz, Indonesia’s Finance Minister stirred up a controversy by suggesting fees for the Malacca...
ARGENTINA’S FSRU LINES UP LNG CARGO FROM NATURGY
A floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU), said to be Argentina’s second liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving facility, is restocking its arsenal with a new LNG cargo from Naturgy Aprovisionamientos.
Naturgy has secured an LNG...
08/2026: REVISED SPEED TRIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION SHIPS
From 1 May 2026, revised speed trial regulations come into force. This follows the adoption by the International Maritime Organization of MEPC.403(83), published last year, which further amends the 2022 Guidelines on Survey and...