LNG CAPACITY BOOST EMERGING IN OCEANIA AS NEW GAS PROJECT GETS THE GREEN LIGHT
With a final investment decision (FID) now out of the way, joint venture partners, encompassing Santos, ExxonMobil PNG, Eneos Xplora, Kumul Petroleum, and the Mineral Resources Development Company, will move forward with the development...
CHINA FINES MSC, CMA CGM, AND HAPAG, AND WARNS ON FREIGHT RATE VIOLATIONS
China’s Ministry of Transport announced it has issued fines against a total of nine international container shipping lines, as well as seven of its domestic non-vessel operation common carriers (NVOCC) for what it terms...
TOTALENERGIES AND VITOL STRIKE US LNG DEALS WITH VENTURE GLOBAL
Venture Global, an American producer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) sourced from North American basins, has sealed two liquefied natural gas (LNG) agreements with France’s energy giant TotalEnergies and Vitol, an energy and commodities...
EU INCREASES EFFORTS TO COMBAT ATLANTIC BECOMING “COCAINE HIGHWAY”
Authorities in Europe are intensifying their efforts to disrupt the trafficking of drugs from Latin America into the lucrative European market. Officials were celebrating the success of a coordinated operation that led to major...
20-YEAR OFFTAKE DEAL IN THE US LNG DEEPWATER PORT PROJECT’S BAG
Delfin Midstream, a U.S.-based liquefied natural gas (LNG) export infrastructure development company, has sealed a new multi-year LNG supply agreement with Gunvor International B.V. Amsterdam, Geneva Branch (Gunvor).
Gunvor has entered into a 20-year LNG...
REPORT THAT SOMALI PIRATES SEIZED ANOTHER DHOW FOR POTENTIAL MOTHERSHIP
The ongoing surge in activity by Somali pirates continues to raise concerns, with a new warning that another group may be on the prowl for a merchant ship. It comes after at least three...
LNG VESSEL PAIR ENRICHES MISC’S FLEET
Malaysia’s owner and operator of offshore floating and energy-related maritime solutions and services MISC Group, a member of the Petronas Group of Companies, has unveiled the naming of its two new-generation liquefied natural gas...
09/2026: WITHDRAWAL OF UK MRV REGULATIONS
Effective from 3 April 2026, the UK Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) regulations are no longer applicable.
This means operators of ships previously in scope of these requirements will no longer be required to:
Develop and...
AUSTRALIA BANS BULKER AFTER FINDING UNPAID WAGES AND CHARGES FOR WATER
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) is demonstrating its continuing determination to safeguard the well-being of seafarers through its ongoing enforcement of international regulations. Using what has now become a familiar tool, AMSA has,...
EXCELERATE ENERGY’S FSRU FINDS JOB AT JORDAN’S LNG TERMINAL AHEAD OF IRAQ GIG
Excelerate Energy, a U.S.-based liquefied natural gas (LNG) and power infrastructure company headquartered in Texas, has secured a new assignment for its newbuild floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) at an LNG terminal in Jordan.
Excelerate...