FSRU NAME REVEALED AS EUROPE’S NEW LNG TERMINAL EDGES CLOSER TO COMPLETION
Poland’s gas transmission system operator (TSO), Gaz-System, has revealed the name for a new floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU), destined to be part of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal located in the...
EU APPROVES NEW PERMANENT STORAGE OPTION FOR ONBOARD CARBON CAPTURE
The Singapore-based Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation has secured a step forward for the deployment of onboard carbon capture systems - not a technical step, but a regulatory one. Drawing on data from a...
GTT’S HANDS FULL OF TANK DESIGN ORDERS FOR FLNG UNIT AND MULTIPLE LNG CARRIERS
French technological containment specialist Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) has seen a spike in new orders, securing additional tank design jobs for liquefied natural gas (LNG) unit carriers (LNGCs) and a floating LNG (FLNG) unit.
GTT...
IRELAND FINALLY GETS RID OF SEIZED BULKER AFTER THREE YEARS AND €16M COST
Irish officials are happy to see the last of the bulker Mathew as it was towed out of the Port of Cork on Friday afternoon. The notorious vessel was at the center of Ireland’s...
CONCEPT DESIGN REVEALED FOR PORT OF KLAIPĖDA’S GREEN METHANOL BUNKERING VESSEL
Western Baltic Engineering, the engineering company of Estonia’s BLRT Grupp, has developed the technical specification and concept design for a green methanol bunkering vessel destined for the Port of Klaipėda in Lithuania.
The 69.36-meter-long vessel...
THE MASS CODE
On 1 July 2026, the International Code of Safety for Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) enters its first operational phase. That date will not suddenly empty bridges or dispatch uncrewed container ships across every...
$21 BILLION ASIAN LNG PROJECT ENTERS CONSTRUCTION PHASE WITH GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY
A groundbreaking ceremony has kicked off construction of a multibillion-dollar liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, operated by Inpex Masela, a subsidiary of Japan’s Inpex, in Indonesia’s Masela block, Asia.
The groundbreaking ceremony for the Abadi...
CHINA AGAIN REFUTES US CLAIMS OF MARITIME COERCION AGAINST PANAMA
The war of words continues between Chinese and U.S. officials who claim that China is using its maritime and economic strengths to coerce Panama and other nations. China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson cited statistics and...
STRONG DECREASE IN INCIDENTS OF PIRACY AND ARMED ROBBERY OF SHIPS IN ASIA
The first six months of 2026 saw an overall strong decline in the number of reported incidents of piracy and armed robbery against shipping in Asia, reports the ReCAAP Information Sharing Center. Across Asia,...
EU’S ARCTIC LNG APPETITE HITS NEW HIGH WITH €5.96 BILLION BILL FOR 136 RUSSIAN...
The European Union (EU) has become the primary destination of Russia’s Arctic liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports by turning into a backbone of the Russian LNG business in the first six months of 2026,...