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The bunkering operation used theLNG loading facilities of
state-owned gas major Petronet LNGLimited at Puthuvype, Kochi.
Kochi LNG terminal, whichopened in January, is the only
LNGterminal in India having LNGbunkering facilities, reported
theIndian paper, the Hindu. It is cur-rently using less than 10 per
centof its 5 million metric tones perannum capacity.
Modifications to Kochi LNG ter-minal allowed the LNG bunkeringto
take place, an unnamedPetronet LNG official told theHindu. He
reportedly said this wasthe first Asian LNG bunkering andthis could
be a potential revenue-earning mechanism for Kochi LNGterminal, as
well as the Indiangovernment by way of VAT tax.The 50 LNG-fuelled
ships underconstruction in Asia are seen aslikely to call on Kochi
LNG to fuel.
BPCL loaded 130 tonnes of LNGto the cargo vessel when it
calledon Kochi Port on its maiden voyagefrom the shipyard to
Europe. Itsaid the LNG bunkering was achallenging task and it had
assis-tance from its gas unit, and guid-ance from the Indian
governmentbodies Directorate General of Ship-ping, Mercantile
Marine Depart-ment, Conchin Port Trust, Customsand Petronet LNG
Limited.
Nor Lines booked two LNG-fu-eled cargo vessels for operation
inthe Nordic region at the Chineseyard Tsuji Heavy
Industries(Jiangsu) Shipyard in 2011.
The ships owner, Nor Lines,said, The ship is now on its wayfrom
India to the Mediterranean.
It is expected to put into
route in week 17, if everythinggoes according to plan. The
finalschedule is not entirely clear, butthe ship will operate on a
stretchfrom Holland via Germany, OsloFjord and along the coast to
Hammerfest.
Inpex venture gets $87mLNG carrier loanThe Japan Bank for
InternationalCooperation (JBIC) said it hadsigned an agreement to
loan $87million to Oceanic Breeze LNGTransport, a joint venture
be-tween Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha andInpex Shipping.
The loan is co-financed withMizuho Bank and Mitsubishi UFJTrust
and Banking Corporation,bringing the overall co-financingamount
approximately to $125million, JBIC said in a statement.
The venture is expected to usethe loan mainly to buy an
LNGtanker for transporting LNG fromInpexs Ichthys LNG project in
Aus-tralia, and underlines the contin-
ued importance of LNG as fuel forJapanese power markets.
Shell, Harvey Gulf partner on LNG OSVShell, which began
charteringAmerican operator Harvey GulfsLNG-fuelled Offshore
Support Ves-sel (OSV) Harvey Energy afterdelivery on March 3, has
said itwas a partner in the venture.
It is a pleasure to partner withHarvey Gulf on this
pioneeringproject. Shells investment under-lines our confidence in
LNG be-coming a bigger part of the globalfuel mix, said Shell.
The vessel can run will almostentirely on LNG fuel (99%) withthe
ability to go seven days with-out refuelling.
Harvey Energy will load atHarvey Gulfs new LNG bunkeringfacility
in Port Fourchon, Louisiana,US. It will call at Shells
platforms,such as the new Olympus produc-tion platform, to
transport equip-ment and drilling fluids.
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2015
LNG Shipping NewsKochi LNG used in Indian LNG bunkering
SHIPPINGNEWS
AGENDA
LNG-as-fuel needs to build business case EC
4
BUNKERING
TECHNOLOGY
Eniram deploys first tool to monitorboil-off in real time
7
Damen Yichang Shipyard to build LNG carriers
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BUSINESS
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), an Indian state oil
and gas company,
has bunkered the first LNG in Indian history to newbuilding
cargo vessel Kvitbjorn,
(White Bear), owned by Norwegian short sea logistics and
shipping company
Nor Lines.
OPERATION
Anthonys LNG carrier gets dual-fuel retrofit
5
LNG bunkering in Kochi. Source: BPCL
LNG fleet and orderbook
10
LNG small scale fleet
8
LNG ORDERBOOK
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Damen Yichang Shipyard, a DamenShipyards Group and Sinotrans
CSCjoint venture, has built cargo ves-sels to 15,000dwt, but
ExecutiveDirector at Damen ShipyardsGroup Hans Voorneveld
reportedlysaid the yard is looking to builddredgers, pontoons and
barges,LNG/LPG tankers and offshore
support vessels, such as platformsuppliers.
The yard says existing infra-structure is sufficient for
vesselconstruction, but Damen and Sino-trans are developing
building anddesign process for complex ves-sels. The venture is
already build-ing a number of specialised
pontoons, whilst plans fordredgers are now being finalised.The
yard says it will soon an-nounce its LPG tanker construc-tion
plans.
Air-lubricated inland LNGbarge A new LNG-fuelled barge, in
ashipbuilding and barge operationpackage, is being marketed by
aDutch yard owned by Damen Ship-yards Group together with
inlandshipping company QaGroup, calledEco Liner 1145. Its a 110
metrelong vessel based on the yardsDamen River Liner 1145
design.
The EU is co-financing thisproject with 1.1 million in fundsfrom
the Trans-European Transport
Network Programme as part of itsproject LNG Masterplan for
Rhine-Main-Danube.
Damen Shipyard Group said it iskicking the project into the
nextstage, explaining, After success-fully testing at MARIN, we can
nowcomplete the build in the Nether-lands and were talking with
anumber of interested parties. Fuelaccounts for a very large
propor-tion of inland shipping costs, so ifoperators can save 20
per cent ormore, that generates a lot of in-terest,
The companies claim Eco Liner1145 is able to increase return
onbarge investment in Europe by a possible 100,000-per-year,
QaGroup has said.
Hong Kong island, part of the Chi-nese special administrative
region,is served by several ferry lines op-erating routes from Hong
Kong tothe mainland.
The sulfur cap, still subject toapproval by the Hong Kong
coun-cil, will apply to marine fuel forocean-going vessels berthed
inHong Kong with violators facingHKD $200,000 ($25,700) fines
orthree months jail time.
Shipmasters and ship ownersare required to record the dateand
time of fuel switching andkeep the relevant records forthree years,
but they can usescrubbers or other technology in-stead to lower the
emissions rate.
Sea-going ships are prohibitedfrom using any fuel other
thancompliant fuel while at berth inHong Kong, except during the
firsthour after arrival, and the lasthour before departure,
accordingto a spokesman from the Govern-ment of Hong Kongs
Environmen-tal Protection Department.
Australian cruise shipsThis month the regional govern-ment in
NSW, including the portcity of Sydney, has said it is con-ducting a
cost-benefit analysis ofboth sulfur caps and ship-to-shorepower for
cruse ships, to be com-pleted by 2015.
The environment department is
studying the potential to limit emis-sion at the major shipping
portsused by the cruise industry in NSW.
The promise was made in thecontext of a campaign for local
re-election of the Leader of the NewSouth Wales Liberal Party,
PremierMike Baird, reported the Sydney
Morning Telegraph.The Baird government has
promised that if it wins the elec-tion it will lower the maximum
al-lowable sulphur content of cruiseship emissions to 0.1 per
cent,down from the current 3.5 percent allowed, by July 1 2016.
Hong Kong, Australia, promise sulfur caps
NEWS LNG Shipping News 19 March 20152
Hong Kong has promised a 0.5 per cent cap marine fuel sulfur
content, to enter into force on July 1, 2015, whilethe government
of New South Wales Australia (NSW) on the election trail promised
sulfur caps to enter into forceJuly 1, 2016.
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Damen Yichang Shipyard to build LNG carriersDamen Shipyard Group
is gearing up to expand its LNG carrier offering, with Damen
Yichang Shipyard on the
Yangtze River in China poised to build LNG tankers, and its
Dutch shipyard launching an air-lubricated Inland LNG
tanker project.
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The main force driving ship-ownersto consider LNG-fuelled
propulsionretrofits was emissions compliance,but financing is
difficult.
The most critical issues forfurther deployment are the
fi-nancing of LNG as a fuel and thepricing of LNG itself, said the
Eu-ropean Commission's Directorate-General for Mobility and
Transport(DG MOVE).
For shipping companies andother players, LNG does not offera
profitable business model yet:the higher equipment costs for
en-gines and tanks are not offset bysavings in fuel or operating
ex-penses. Also, the lack of existingbunkering infrastructure for
LNG isanother quite important barrier.
Sandro Santamato, head of theEuropean Commissions
maritimetransport and logistics unit, pre-sented the findings on
March 3 atthe LNG for shipping: risks andopportunities event as
part of theEuropean Community ShipownersAssociations (ECSA)
European Ship-ping Week Conference in Brussels.
Managing Director of the
Swedish dual fuelled tanker opera-tor TerntankRederi, Jens
Buch-have, introduced thepresentation. PricewaterhouseC-oopersand
DNV-GL presented acampaign results and regulatorygap analysis.
Final results of thestudy will become available thisJune or
July.
The study is looking to use LNGfuel within the context by two
EUpolicies, the Directive 2012/33/EUlimiting the sulphur content
ofmarine fuels and Directive2014/94/EU on deployment of
in-frastructure for alternative fuels,including LNG refuelling
points inmain maritime and inland portsacross Europe by 2025 and
2030.
LNG-as-fuel needs to build business case ECThe executive branch
of the EU, the European Commission (EC), met with industrybody
DNV-GL and others to share the preliminary results of its study on
ship own-ers attitudes towards LNG-fuel, noting tanks and
infrastructure costs remain amajor barrier.
NEWSNUDGE IMO routing ships onAustralias east coastThe IMO on
March 6 announcedship routeing measures aimedat protecting coral in
the south-west Coral Sea, off AustraliasGreat Barrier Reef. The
meas-ures, that outline two new fivenautical mile wide
two-wayroutes on either side of thearea to be avoided, have
beenagreed by the IMO Sub-Commit-tee on Navigation, Communica-tions
and Search and Rescue(NCSR).
CETS small scale carrier deliveredCETS (CNOOC) has named a30,000
cubic metre small LNGcarrier, Hai Yang Shi You 301,for operation
within China, ac-cording to an update fromSpanish small and
mid-sizedLNG carrier consultancy, SmallLNG. Chinas Ministry of
Com-munications recently issued li-censes for operation of smallLNG
vessels to CNOOC Energyand Technology Services (CETS)and Zhejiang
Huaxiang Ship-ping. Three such vessels arenow being built, with
eight Chi-nese yards potentially capableof building small LNG
carriers.
Gibraltar party blocksLNG bunkersA political party in the
BritishOverseas Territory of Gibraltar,the Gibraltar Social
Democrat(GSD) opposition party, saidthe local government had
beenreckless with LNG storage. Itclaimed the government wasallowing
a private company tobuild an LNG storage facility inexchange for
LNG bunkeringrights. The facility was pre-sented as used for a
plannedduel-fuel gas and diesel powerplant. The opposition
asserteda third party safety assessmentwas needed.
Source: EC
Rolande LNG to build five LNG fuelling stations in 2015 Rolande
LNG, the LNG transport fuel sister company to industrial gas
supplier Titan
LNG, a supplier of LNG to Gate Terminal in Netherlands, is
building five new LNG
and compressed natural gas refuelling stations in the
Netherlands, financed in part
by the European subsidy program TEN-T.
Both Rolande and Titan LNG arepart of Iveco Schouten, the
Dutchauto dealer selling trucks madeby Italian LNG-fuelled
vehiclemanufacturer, Iveco. Rolande LNGoperates LNG fuelling
stations aswell as IVECO Trucks that run onLNG.
Rolande LNG will install fivestations offering LNG and
com-pressed natural gas refuelling inthe Netherlands: at
Utrecht,Nieuwegein, Geldermalsen, Het-eren, and Veghel.
The company is preparing tobegin construction of an LNG
fillingstation on a waterway in the Dutchmunicipality of Veghel, in
Doorn-hoek Industrial Park. In addition tonatural gas, the station
in Veghelwill also fuel diesel, with the dieselportion managed by
Rolande LNGspartner, Van den Broek Oil. Roland
LNG plans to open the facility inthe second quarter of 2015, and
atthe same time it will be closing astation in Oss.
Equipment supplyCryostar, the French cryogenicequipment
manufacturer, hasagreed to supply Rolande LNGequipment for the
stations during2015.
Cryostar will equip the newstations with the latest technol-
ogy, such as on the fly satura-tion, as well as its 2.0 LNG
dis-penser. The company will alsosupply LNG pump skids,
controlsystems, and high-pressure cryogenic pumps as part of
theequipment package for the proj-ect.
The equipment will complywith all current regulations in
theNetherlands, such as the Dutchstandard on LNG refueling
sta-tions, PGS 33.
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Having successfully completed itssea trials, the vessel now
operatesin the North Sea and Baltic Seaand regularly loads LNG at
theRotterdam Gate Terminal.
This great result was achievedby committed partners working
ef-fectively together in a trustingand safe way. Not only was
thisproject completed ahead of timeand within budget, it was also
ex-ecuted without any safety inci-dents. This
breakthroughinnovation in the use of LNG forshort sea shipping
shows thatretrofitting a tanker to run on LNGis both technically
and financiallyviable, said Anthony Veder CEO,Jan Valkier.
Coral Anthelia was deliveredto Anthony Veder in 2013 fittedwith
a conventional six-cylinder
MaK M43C diesel engine. Withthe vessels design already
opti-mised for ethylene trading, anew target was set: consumptionof
the boil-off gas as fuel whencarrying LNG without
completelyreplacing the 18-month old engine.
A solution was found by retro-fitting the engine into a MaK
M46dual-fuel engine. This wasachieved by making use of a dedi-cated
package that recently be-came available.
The overall planning and oper-ation was performed by
AnthonyVeder in close co-operation withDamen Shiprepair Rotterdam
(VanBrink shipyard), Bolier (MaKdealer), Croon
Elektrotechniek(electrical contractor), Leemberg(piping contractor)
and Eekels
(ship automation contractor).Despite the complexity, the
team managed to execute theworks in less than five weeks.
Anthonys LNG carrier gets dual-fuel retrofitAnthony Veders 6,500
cubic metre capacity LPG/LEG/LNG carrier Coral Anthelia has been
retrofitted with a
dual-fuel engine that enables it to run on boil-off gas when
transporting LNG.
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The tool will allow both onboardand offshore officers to see
cur-rent Boil-off Rates (BOR). Whenthe system shows that BORs
arehigh, the crew will be able to ad-just operation, for example
speedor route, and see an immediateimpact on fuel savings.
Pinkney says various opera-tional factors impact BOR. Boil-off
rates are affected by themotions of the ship, sea state,tank
pressure, tank temperature,air temperature, water tempera-ture,
composition of LNG cargoand flows to equipment, he explains.
Charterers would be a keybeneficiary of such a system that lets
them ensure cargo isbeing preserved by a specificLNG carrier.
Charterers of a dual-fuel dieselengine (DFDE) propelled LNG
car-rier can use it to monitor LNG fuelconsumption in LNG carriers
inladen or ballast conditions, andcan also use it ensure older
shipsare up to spec.
Shipping companies using thesystem will have the
competitiveadvantage of having real data toshow charterers the
fleet is fuel-efficient.
EngineeringWhile LNG cargo tank manufactur-ers provide good
figures for esti-mated boil-off rate, EniramsBoil-Off Management
Tool will beable to collect actual data thattakes into account
real-life condi-tions like sea state.
To determine boil-off, Eniram
collects data from pressure andtemperature sensors locatedwithin
the tank as well as data onboil-off passing through outletslike gas
combustion units andreliquefaction plants, and runs itthrough its
algorithms.
If I want to hear your voicealone in a room full of people,
weneed to remove all the othernoises, and thats effectively howwe
measure the boil-off rate,Pinkney says.
By picking up all those out-lets and variables in the tank,were
able to then get down tothe data. Also, we will be leftwith a clear
picture of what thetotal boil-off rate has beenthroughout a
voyage.
Boil off rate is typically 0.1-0.15% in laden conditions. In
atypical voyage of 18 to 22 days,youre looking at circa 2% ofcargo
lost during the voyage. Ifyou can improve these figureseven
slightly by improved opera-tion, thats potentially hundredsof
thousands of dollars that canbe saved per year.
LNG-fuelled shipsAs ship owners switch to new fueltypes for
emissions compliance,they must find the cheapest fuelamong the
options.
Enirams Platform is currentlybeing used by owners to monitorand
better manage LNG opera-tions including consumptions
across their fleets.There is potential of the sys-
tem for LNG-fuelled ships, for ex-ample to monitor LNG
operationsand enhance safety.
We have the capability to as-sist LNG fuelled vessels to
bettermonitor and optimize the runningof their vessels when running
onmultiple fuel types. The require-ments from Owners to monitorfuel
consumption and generatefuel curves is particularly relevantin this
context, and an area Eni-ram can assist with. For LNG-as-a-fuel we
can also look at efficiencyof the individual engines runningon
different fuel types, for exam-ple applicable with ferries
andcruise ships.
Eniram announces tool to monitorboil-off in real timeFinnish
maritime solutions provider Eniram earlier this month announced a
Boil-Off Management Tool, able to
monitor LNG cargo Boil-Off Rates in real time and allow route
and speed correction. Enirams director of LNG &
Tankers, Nick Pinkney, explains.
Source: Eniram
If I want to hear your voice alone in a room full of people, we
need to remove all the other noises, and thats
effectively how we measure the boil-off rate
Nick Pinkney, Director of LNG & Tankers, Eniram
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10 small carriers TBN?** 5000? LNG 2015 Bimantara Group
Akebono Maru 3,556 LNG 2011 Japan Yes Chuo Kaiun
Aman Bintulu 18,928 LNG 1993 Malaysia - Japan Yes
Perbadanan/NYK
Aman Hataka 18,800 LNG 1998 Malaysia - Japan Yes
Perbadanan/NYK
Aman Sendai 18,928 LNG 1997 Malaysia - Japan Yes
Perbadanan/NYK
CETS TBN 30,000 LNG 2015 China Yes CETS (CNOOC)
CME TBN 2,200 LNG 2016 US Coast Yes CME
Coral Anthelia 6,500 LNG/Ethylene 2013 Anthony Veder
Coral Energy 15,600 LNG Ice Class 1A 2012 Northwest
Europe/Baltics Yes Anthony Veder
Coral Methane 7,551 LNG/LPG/Ethylene 2009 Northwest
Europe/Baltics Yes, sometimes Anthony Veder
Coralius 5,800 LNG Ice Class 1A Feb 2017 Northwest
Europe/Baltics Yes, for Skangass Anthony Veder
Dalian TBN 27,500 LNG March 2015 China Yes Dalian Inteh
Group
Evergas TBN 27,500 LNG/Ethylene 2015 Markus Hook - Rafnes
Ethane, for Ineos Evergas
Evergas TBN 27,500 LNG/Ethylene 2015 Markus Hook - Rafnes
Ethane, for Ineos Evergas
Evergas TBN 27,500 LNG/Ethylene 2016 Markus Hook - Rafnes
Ethane, for Ineos Evergas
Evergas TBN 27,500 LNG/Ethylene 2016 Markus Hook - Rafnes
Ethane, for Ineos Evergas
Evergas TBN 27,500 LNG/Ethylene 2016 Markus Hook - Rafnes
Ethane, for Ineos Evergas
Evergas TBN 27,500 LNG/Ethylene 2016 Markus Hook - Rafnes
Ethane, for Ineos Evergas
Evergas TBN 27,500 LNG/Ethylene 2017 Markus Hook - Rafnes
Ethane, for Ineos Evergas
Evergas TBN 27,500 LNG/Ethylene 2017 Markus Hook - Rafnes
Ethane, for Ineos Evergas
Jahre TBN** 6,200 LNG 2015? Norway Yes Donsotank/Jahre Marine
AS
JX Energy TBN 2,500 LNG 2013 Japan Yes JX Energy
Kakurei Maru 2,536 LNG 2008 Japan Yes Hogaki Zosen
Kakuyu Maru 2,500 LNG 2013 Japan Yes Tsurumi Sunmarine
Kayoh Maru 1,517 LNG 1988 Japan Yes Daiichi
LNG Barge TBN 3,000 LNG Barge 2015 US Coast Yes LNG America
LNG bunker barge 1? 2,250 LNG 2015 China Yes Anhui Huaqiang
Natural Gas
LNG bunker barge 2? 2,250 LNG 2015 China Yes Anhui Huaqiang
Natural Gas
LNG bunker barge 3? 2,250 LNG 2015 China Yes Anhui Huaqiang
Natural Gas
LNG Inland bunker** 800 LNG 2015 Germany Yes Veka
LNG Prime 2,250 LNG Inland Barge 2016 Northwest Europe Yes Veka
Deen LNG
LNG-Oil combi** 2,000 LNG 2014? Germany Yes Veka
Navigator TBN 35,000 Ethane/Ethylene April 2016 Markus Hood -
Stenungsund Ethane, for Borealis Navigator
Navigator TBN 35,000 Ethane/Ethylene 2017 US Ethane
Navigator
Navigator TBN 35,000 Ethane/Ethylene 2017 US Ethane
Navigator
Navigator TBN 35,000 Ethane/Ethylene 2017 US Ethane
Navigator
Norgas Bahrain Vision 12,000 LNG/LPG/Ethylene 2011 Worldwide No
Norgas Carriers
Norgas Conception 10,000 LNG/LPG/Ethylene 2011 Worldwide No
Norgas Carriers
Norgas Creation 10,000 LNG/LPG/Ethylene 2010 Worldwide No Norgas
Carriers
Norgas Innovation 10,000 LNG/LPG/Ethylene 2010 Worldwide No
Norgas Carriers
Norgas Invention 10,000 LNG/LPG/Ethylene 2011 Worldwide No
Norgas Carriers
Norgas TBN** 17,000 LNG/LPG/Ethylene 2015 Worldwide Norgas
Carriers
Norgas TBN** 17,000 LNG/LPG/Ethylene 2015 Worldwide Norgas
Carriers
Norgas Unikum 12,000 LNG/LPG/Ethylene 2011 Worldwide No Norgas
Carriers
North Pioneer 2,500 LNG 2005 Japan Yes Japan Liquid Gas
NYK Bunker barge TBN 5,100 LNG 2016 Northwest Europe Yes NYK
Ocean Yield TBN 36,000 Ethane/Ethylene 2016 US - Teeside Ethane,
for Sabic Gaschem Services
Ocean Yield TBN 36,000 Ethane/Ethylene 2016 US - Teeside Ethane,
for Sabic Gaschem Services
Ocean Yield TBN 36,000 Ethane/Ethylene 2016 US - Teeside Ethane,
for Sabic Gaschem Services
PetroChina TBN 30,000 LNG March 2015 China PetroChina
Pioneer Knutsen 1,100 LNG 2003 Norway Yes Knutsen
Seagas 187 LNG Barge 1974 Sweden Yes AGA
Shell Bunker Barge TBN 1 6,500 LNG Barge 2016 Northwest Europe
Yes Anthony Veder? / Shell?
Shell Bunker Barge TBN 2 6,500 LNG Barge 2016 Northwest Europe
Yes Anthony Veder? / Shell?
Shell Bunker Barge TBN 3 6,500 LNG Barge 2016 Northwest Europe
Yes Anthony Veder? / Shell?
Shell Bunker Barge TBN 4 3,000 LNG Barge 2016 Northwest Europe
Yes Anthony Veder? / Shell?
Shinju Maru No.1 2,540 LNG 2003 Japan Yes Shinwa
Shinju Maru No.2 2,540 LNG 2008 Japan Yes Shinwa
Short Sea LNG Tanker ** 4,000 LNG 2014? Germany Yes Veka
Sun Arrows 19,531 LNG 2007 Malaysia - Russia - Japan Yes
Mitsui
Surya Aki 19,475 LNG 1996 Indonesia - Japan Yes MCGC
Surya Satsuma 23,096 LNG 2000 Indonesia - Japan Yes MCGC
TBN 14,000 LNG Aug 2015 China Yes Zhejiang Huaxiang
TBN 1 27,500 LNG 2015 China? Danyang?
TBN 2 27,500 LNG 2015 China? Danyang?
TBN 3 27,500 LNG 2015 China? Danyang?
Yuan He 1 30,000 LNG 2015 China Yes CSR
WORLD SMALL SCALE LNG FLEET*Name CBM Cargo Type Built Trading
area Trading in LNG? Ship Owner / Operator
For more information please visit http://small-lng.com
*Includes multi-gas, ethylene and LNG bunker ships with 40,000
cubic metres LNG cargo capacity or less
TBN = To Be Nominated indicates ships are still at
construction/planning stage
** = project shelved ?=Data to be verified Data last updated =
March 4, 2015
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Paula GantDeputy Assistant Secretary Office of Oil & Natural
Gas
Department of Energy
Jorge De La HuertaVice President
Natural GasPemex
Rodrigo VilanovaExecutive Manager
Gas & Power Marketing & TradingPetrobras
Alejandro FernandezGas Operations Manager
YPF Argentina
Elizabeth SpomerPresident & CEO
Jordan Cove LNG LLC
Fred JonesChief Executive Officer
Delfin LNG LLC
Nigel KuzemkoChief Executive Officer
Steelhead LNG
Masataka SengokuVice President
Business DevelopmentTokyo Gas America Ltd
Richard BaylisDirector of LNG Sales & Supply
E.ON Global Commodities
Galway Group A d v a n c i n g E n e r g y D e c i s i o n s
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Clean Horizon Hyundai Heavy TZ Mk. III TFDE 162000 Q1-15 Dynagas
2566 Dynagas
Gaslog Salem Samsung TZ Mk. III TFDE 155000 Q1-15 Gaslog 2044
CERES
SCF Mitre STX O&S GT NO 96 TFDE 170200 Q2-15 Shell Portfolio
Sovcomflot 1913 Sovcomflot
BW Pavilion Leeara Hyundai Heavy TZ Mk. III TFDE 161880 Q2-15 BW
Gas 2572 BW
Maran Gas Sparta Hyundai Samho TZ Mk. III TFDE 161870 Q2-15 BG
Portfolio MaranGas S626 Maran Gas Maritime
Osaka Gas NB-3 Mitsubishi H.I. Moss STRH 153000 Q2-15 Osaka Gas
Mitsui OSK / Osaka Gas / 2311 MOLKyushu
Osaka Gas NB-2 Mitsubishi H.I. Moss STRH 153000 Q2-15 Osaka Gas
Mitsui OSK / Osaka Gas 2296 MOL
Clean Vision Hyundai Heavy TZ Mk. III TFDE 162000 Q2-15 Dynagas
2567 Dynagas
Maran Gas Lindos DSME GT NO 96 TFDE 159800 Q2-15 BG Portfolio
MaranGas 2292 Maran Gas Maritime
Golar Kelvin Hyundai Samho TZ Mk. III TFDE 162000 Q2-15 Golar
LNG S659 WilhelmsenGolar
Maran Gas Mistras DSME GT NO 96 TFDE 159400 Q2-15 BG Portfolio
MaranGas 2405 Maran Gas Maritime
Southern Cross Hudong Membrane SSD 170000 Q2-15 PNG / Gorgon
Mitsui OSK H1671A MOL
Hoegh NB-4 FSRU Hyundai Heavy TZ Mk. III TFDE 170000 Q2-15 Hegh
LNG 2251 Hegh LNG
Cool Explorer Samsung TZ Mk. III TFDE 160000 Q2-15 Thenamaris
2049 Bernard Schulte
AMADI Hyundai Heavy TZ Mk. III TFDE 154800 Q2-15 Brunei Fleet
Brunei Gas Carriers 2607 STASCO
Petronas FLNG NB DSME GT NO 96 FLNG 180000 Q2-15 Petronas FLNG
Petronas 6302 TBD
Maran Gas Troy DSME GT NO 96 TFDE 159800 Q2-15 BG Portfolio
MaranGas 2406 Maran Gas Maritime
Asia Endeavour Samsung TZ Mk. III TFDE 160000 Q2-15 Chevron
Portfolio Chevron 1942 Chevron Shipping(Chevron NB-4)
Maran Gas Alexandria Hyundai Samho TZ Mk. III TFDE 161870 Q3-15
BG Portfolio MaranGas S627 Maran Gas Maritime
Maran NB-13 Hyundai Samho TZ Mk. III TFDE 174000 Q3-15 BG
Portfolio MaranGas S688 Maran Gas Maritime
Maran NB-12 Hyundai Samho TZ Mk. III TFDE 174000 Q4-15 BG
Portfolio MaranGas S689 Maran Gas Maritime
LNG Bonny (NLNG NB-1) Samsung TZ Mk. III TFDE 170000 Q4-15
Nigeria LNG Bonny Gas Transport 2076 BGT
BW Singapore Samsung TZ Mk. III TFDE 170000 Q4-15 BW Gas 2074 BW
Gas
Energy Atlantic STX O&S GT NO 96 TFDE 160000 Q4-15 Alpha
1670 TBD
Beidou Star Hudong Membrane SSD 170000 Q4-15 PNG / Gorgon Mitsui
OSK H1672A MOL
Golar Tundra Samsung TZ Mk. III TFDE 154948 Q4-15 Gas Atacama
FSRU Golar LNG 2056 WilhelmsenGolar
LNG Lagos (NLNG NB-2) Hyundai Heavy TZ Mk. III TFDE 170000 Q4-15
Nigeria LNG Bonny Gas Transport 2637 BGT
NLNG NB-3 Samsung TZ Mk. III TFDE 170000 Q4-15 Nigeria LNG Bonny
Gas Transport 2077 BGT
Chubu NB-3 Kawasaki Moss TFDE 164700 Q4-15 Chubu Electric K-Line
1713 K-Line
Chevron NB-5 Samsung TZ Mk. III TFDE 160000 Q1-16 Chevron
Portfolio Chevron 2069 Chevron Shipping
Shell NB-1 Samsung TZ Mk. III FLNG 225000 Q1-16 Shell FLNG Shell
2030 STASCO
Sinopec NB-1 Hudong Membrane TFDE 174000 Q1-16 APLNG China
Shipping Group H1715A TBD/ Mitsui OSK
NLNG NB-4 Samsung TZ Mk. III TFDE 170000 Q1-16 Nigeria LNG Bonny
Gas Transport 2078 BGT
Maria Energy Hyundai Heavy TZ Mk. III TFDE 170000 Q1-16 Tsakos
2612 TBD
Teekay NB-1 DSME GT NO 96 MEGI 173400 Q1-16 Cheniere Teekay LNG
2407 Teekay LNG
Maran NB-14 Hyundai Samho TZ Mk. III TFDE 174000 Q1-16 BG
Portfolio MaranGas S690 Maran Gas Maritime
MOL PNG NB-4 Hudong Membrane SSD 170000 Q1-16 PNG / Gorgon
Mitsui OSK H1673A MOL
NLNG NB-5 Hyundai Heavy TZ Mk. III TFDE 170000 Q2-16 Nigeria LNG
Bonny Gas Transport 2637 BGT
Chubu NB-4 Kawasaki Moss TFDE 164000 Q2-16 MOL K-line 1720
K-Line
Sovcomflot NB 1 DSME GT NO 96 TFDE - Azipod 172410 Q2-16 Yamal
LNG Sovcomflot 2418 Sovcomflot
Maran NB-16 DSME GT NO 96 TFDE 173400 Q2-16 BG Portfolio
MaranGas 2412 Maran Gas Maritime
Teekay NB-2 DSME GT NO 96 MEGI 173400 Q2-16 Cheniere Teekay LNG
2408 Teekay LNG
NLNG NB-6 Samsung TZ Mk. III TFDE 170000 Q2-16 Nigeria LNG Bonny
Gas Transport 2079 BGT
Kansai NB-1 Kawasaki Moss TFDE 164700 Q2-16 Kansai Kansai / NYK
1712 NYK
Sinopec NB-2 Hudong Membrane TFDE 174000 Q2-16 APLNG China
Shipping Group H1716A TBD/ Mitsui OSK
Chevron NB-6 Samsung TZ Mk. III TFDE 160000 Q2-16 Chevron
Portfolio Chevron 2070 Chevron Shipping
Teekay NB-1 Shell DSME GT NO 96 MEGI 173400 Q3-16 Teekay LNG
2417 Teekay LNG
Gaslog NB 2073 Samsung TZ Mk. III TFDE 173400 Q3-16 BG Portfolio
Gaslog 2073 CERES
Maran NB-16 DSME GT NO 96 TFDE 173400 Q2-16 BG Portfolio
MaranGas 2412 Maran Gas Maritime
Maran NB-17 DSME GT NO 96 MEGI 174000 Q3-16 BG Portfolio
MaranGas 2414 Maran Gas Maritime
Maran NB-15 Hyundai Samho TZ Mk. III TFDE 173400 Q3-16 BG
Portfolio MaranGas S691 Maran Gas Maritime
Teekay NB-2 Shell DSME GT NO 96 MEGI 173400 Q3-16 Teekay LNG
2416 Teekay LNG
Gaslog NB 2072 Samsung TZ Mk. III TFDE 173400 Q3-16 BG Portfolio
Gaslog 2072 CERES
Uruguay FSRU DSME GT NO 96 TFDE 263000 Q3-16 Uruguay FSRU Mitsui
OSK TBN MOL
Maran NB-18 Hyundai Samho TZ Mk. III TFDE 174000 Q3-16 MaranGas
S735 Maran Gas Maritime
Knutsen OAS 1 Hyundai Heavy TZ Mk. III MEGI 176000 Q3-16 Gas
Natural KOAS 2733 0
KLC NB1 DSME GT NO 96 TFDE 174000 Q3-16 0 Korea Line Corporation
2449 0
Maran NB-17 DSME GT NO 96 MEGI 174000 Q3-16 BG Portfolio
MaranGas 2414 Maran Gas Maritime
Inpex NB-3 Mitsubishi H.I. Moss STRH 164000 Q4-16 0 K-line 1729
K-Line
Ichtys NB-1 Kawasaki Moss TFDE 182000 Q4-16 Ichtys LNG K-Line
1718 K-Line
Maran NB1 BG DSME GT NO 96 MEGI 173400 Q4-16 MaranGas 2456 Maran
Gas Maritime
SK NB1 MEGI Samsung KC-1 TFDE 174000 Q4-16 0 SK Shipping 2153
0
Sinopec NB-3 Hudong Membrane TFDE 174000 Q4-16 APLNG China
Shipping Group H1717A TBD/ Mitsui OSK
BW Gas NB-4 FSRU Samsung TZ Mk. III TFDE 170000 Q4-16 BW Gas
2118 BW
Petronas NB-2 Hyundai Heavy Moss STRH 150000 Q4-16 Petronas
Fleet Petronas 2730 MISC
KLC NB2 DSME GT NO 96 TFDE 174000 Q4-16 0 Korea Line Corporation
2450 0
Knutsen OAS 2 Hyundai Heavy TZ Mk. III MEGI 176000 Q4-16 Gas
Natural KOAS 2734 Knutsen OAS
Maran NB2 BG DSME GT NO 96 MEGI 173400 Q4-16 MaranGas 2415 Maran
Gas Maritime
SK Marubeni NB-1 Samsung TZ Mk. III XDF 180000 Q4-16 Total
Portfolio SK Shipping / Marubeni 2081 SK Shipping
Petronas NB-1 Hyundai Heavy Moss STRH 150000 Q4-16 Petronas
Fleet Petronas 2729 MISC
SK NB2 MEGI Samsung KC-1 TFDE 174000 Q4-16 0 SK Shipping 2154
0
Gaslog NB 2102 Samsung TZ Mk. III TFDE 174000 Q1-17 BG Portfolio
Gaslog 2102 CERES
SK Marubeni NB-2 Samsung TZ Mk. III XDF 180000 Q1-17 Total
Portfolio SK Shipping / Marubeni 2080 SK Shipping
Sinopec NB-4 Hudong Membrane TFDE 174000 Q1-17 APLNG China
Shipping Group / Mitsui OSK H1718A TBD
WORLD LNG CARRIER ORDERBOOKName Yard Design Prop. CBM Delivery
Trade Route Ship Owner Hull Operator
DFDE = dual fuel diesel engines, STRH = steam turbine reheat /
ultra steam turbine, MEGI = marine electric gas
injection, DRL = slow speed diesel, FSRU = vessel with regas
capacity, FLNG = floating LNG production unit
NEWS LNG Shipping News 19 March 201510
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19 March 2015 LNG Shipping News NEWS 11
DFDE = dual fuel diesel engines, STRH = steam turbine reheat /
ultra steam turbine, MEGI = marine electric gas
injection, DRL = slow speed diesel, FSRU = vessel with regas
capacity, FLNG = floating LNG production unit
Hyproc. NB1 Hyundai Heavy Industries TZ Mk. III TFDE 170000
Q1-17 0 Hyproc 2813 0
Petronas NB-3 Hyundai Heavy Moss STRH 150000 Q1-17 Petronas 2731
MISC
Hyundai LNG DSME GT NO 96 TFDE 174000 Q1-17 0 Hyundai LNG
Shipping TBN 0Shipping NB1
Flex NB-1 Samsung TZ Mk. III MEGI 174000 Q1-17 Flex LNG 2107
TBD
Teekay NB-3 Shell DSME GT NO 96 MEGI 173400 Q1-17 Teekay LNG
2411 Teekay LNG
Gaslog NB 2103 Samsung TZ Mk. III TFDE 174000 Q1-17 BG Portfolio
Gaslog 2103 CERES
Teekay NB-4 Shell DSME GT NO 96 MEGI 173400 Q1-17 Teekay LNG
2424 Teekay LNG
Hoegh NB-5 FSRU Hyundai Heavy TZ Mk. III TFDE 170000 Q1-17
Available Hegh LNG 2252 Hegh LNG
Hyproc. NB2 Hyundai Heavy TZ Mk. III TFDE 170000 Q1-17 0 Hyproc
2814 0
Hyundai LNG DSME GT NO 96 TFDE 174000 Q1-17 0 Hyundai LNG
Shipping TBN 0Shipping NB2
Flex NB-2 Samsung TZ Mk. III MEGI 174000 Q1-17 Flex LNG 2108
TBD
Kansai NB-2 Mitsubishi H.I. Moss STRH 155300 Q2-17 Kansai Kansai
/ Mitsui OSK 2299 MOL
Inpex NB-1 Mitsubishi H.I. Moss STRH 155300 Q2-17 Ichtys LNG
K-Line / Inpex 2310 K-Line
Tokyo Gas | MOL NB-1 JMU IHI SPB TFDE 165000 Q2-17 0 MOL/NYK
5070 MOL/NYK
Teekay NB1 Hudong GT No 96 TFDE 174000 Q2-17 0 Teekay/CETS/CLNG
H1663A Teekay
JF NB 1 DSME GT NO 96 MEGI 172400 Q2-17 John Fredriksen 2447
0
Sinopec NB-5 Hudong Membrane TFDE 174000 Q2-17 APLNG China
Shipping Group / Mitsui OSK H1719A TBD
Sovcomflot NB 2 DSME GT NO 96 TFDE - Azipod 172410 Q2-17 Yamal
LNG Sovcomflot 2421 Sovcomflot
BG - Teekay NB2 Hudong GT No 96 TFDE 174000 Q2-17 0
Teekay/CETS/CLNG H1664A Teekay
Teekay NB-5 Shell DSME GT NO 96 MEGI 173400 Q3-17 Teekay LNG
2453 Teekay LNG
Inpex NB-2 Mitsubishi H.I. Moss STRH 153000 Q3-17 0 K-line 1728
K-Line
Teekay NB-6 Shell DSME GT NO 96 MEGI 173400 Q3-17 Teekay LNG
2454 Teekay LNG
Tokyo Gas | NYK NB-2 JMU IHI SPB TFDE 165000 Q3-17 0 MOL/ NYK
5071 MOL/NYK
JF NB 2 DSME GT NO 96 MEGI 172400 Q3-17 John Fredriksen 2448
0
Petronas NB-4 Hyundai Heavy Moss STRH 150000 Q3-17 Petronas 2735
MISC
BG - Teekay NB3 Hudong GT No 96 TFDE 174000 Q3-17 0
Teekay/CETS/CLNG/BW H1665A Teekay
Elcano 1 Imabari TZ Mk. III MEGI 178000 Q3-17 Gas Natural Elcano
8177 Elcano
Gaslog NB 2130 Samsung TZ Mk. III XDF 174000 Q3-17 GasLog 2130
CERES
Petronas NB-4 Hyundai Heavy Moss STRH 150000 Q3-17 Petronas 2735
MISC
Gaslog NB 2800 Hyundai Heavy TZ Mk. III XDF 174000 Q3-17 GasLog
2800 CERES
MOL - CSDC NB 2 2426 DSME GT NO 96 TFDE - Azipod 172410 Q3-17
Yamal LNG MOL/CSDC 2426 MOL
Teekay NB-7 Shell DSME GT NO 96 MEGI 173400 Q4-17 Teekay LNG
2455 Teekay LNG
Sinopec NB-6 Hudong Membrane TFDE 174000 Q4-17 APLNG China
Shipping Group H1720A TBD/ Mitsui OSK
Teekay - CLNG NB1 2423 DSME GT NO 96 TFDE - Azipod 172410 Q4-17
Yamal LNG Teekay/CLNG 2423 Teekay LNG
Elcano 2 Imabari TZ Mk. III MEGI 178000 Q4-17 Gas Natural Elcaon
8188 Elcano
Sovcomflot NB 3 DSME GT NO 96 TFDE - Azipod 172410 Q4-17 Yamal
LNG Sovcomflot 2422 Sovcomflot
Teekay - CLNG NB2 DSME GT NO 96 TFDE - Azipod 172410 Q4-17 Yamal
LNG Teekay/CLNG 2425 Teekay LNG
Gaslog NB 2131 Samsung TZ Mk. III XDF 174000 Q4-17 GasLog 2131
CERES
BW NB 1 2436 DSME GT NO 96 MEGI 173000 Q4-17 BW Gas 2436 BW
Gas
BG - Teekay NB4 Hudong GT No 96 TFDE 174000 Q4-17 0
Teekay/CETS/CLNG/BW H1666A Teekay
MOL - CSDC NB 1 2424 DSME GT NO 96 TFDE - Azipod 172410 Q4-17
Yamal LNG MOL/CSDC 2424 MOL
Mitsui NB-1 Kawasaki Moss TFDE 155000 Q1-18 Cameron MOL 2017
NYK
Mitsui Cameron-1 Mitsui Chiba Moss STRH 180000 Q1-18 0 MOL TBN
MOL
Mitsui Cameron-2 Mitsui Chiba Moss STRH 180000 Q1-18 0 MOL TBN
MOL
Mitsui Cameron NB-1 Samsung TZ MK. III TFDE 174000 Q1-18 Cameron
NYK 2316 NYK
BP NB1 MEGI DSME GT NO 96 MEGI 173400 Q1-18 0 BP 2442 BP
Shipping
Gaslog NB 2801 Hyundai Heavy TZ Mk. III XDF 174000 Q1-18 GasLog
2801 CERES
BP NB2 MEGI DSME GT NO 96 MEGI 173400 Q1-18 0 BP 2443 BP
Shipping
BP NB3 MEGI DSME GT NO 96 MEGI 173400 Q1-18 0 BP 2444 BP
Shipping
BP NB4 MEGI DSME GT NO 96 MEGI 173400 Q1-18 0 BP 2445 BP
Shipping
Mitsui Cameron NB-2 Samsung TZ MK. III TFDE 174000 Q1-18 Cameron
NYK TBN NYK
BP NB5 MEGI DSME GT NO 96 MEGI 173400 Q2-18 0 BP 2446 BP
Shipping
BW NB 2 DSME GT NO 96 MEGI 173000 Q2-18 BW Gas 2435 BW Gas
MOL E.On. DSME GT NO 96 0 179900 Q2-18 0 MOL TBN MOL
Mitsui NB-2 Kawasaki Moss TFDE 155000 Q2-18 Cameron MOL 2018
MOL
BP NB6 MEGI DSME GT NO 96 MEGI 173400 Q2-18 0 BP 2441 BP
Shipping
TEPCO NB-3 Mitsubishi H.I. Moss STRH 153000 Q2-18 Ichtys LNG NYK
2313 NYK
TEPCO NB-2 Mitsubishi H.I. Moss STRH 153000 Q2-18 0 NYK 2312
NYK
Teekay - CLNG NB3 DSME GT NO 96 TFDE - Azipod 172410 Q2-18 Yamal
LNG Teekay/CLNG 2430 Teekay LNG
MOL - CSDC NB 3 DSME GT NO 96 TFDE - Azipod 172410 Q2-18 Yamal
LNG MOL/CSDC 2432 MOL
Maran NB3 BG DSME GT NO 96 MEGI 173400 Q2-18 MaranGas 2457 Maran
Gas Maritime
Maran NB4 BG DSME GT NO 96 MEGI 173400 Q2-18 MaranGas 2458 Maran
Gas Maritime
Mitsui Cameron NB-3 Samsung TZ MK. III TFDE 174000 Q2-18 Cameron
NYK TBN NYK
Sovcomflot NB 4 DSME GT NO 96 TFDE - Azipod 172410 Q2-18 Yamal
LNG Sovcomflot 2427 Sovcomflot
Sovcomflot NB 5 DSME GT NO 96 TFDE - Azipod 172410 Q3-18 Yamal
LNG Sovcomflot 2428 Sovcomflot
Teekay - CLNG NB4 DSME GT NO 96 TFDE - Azipod 172410 Q3-18 Yamal
LNG Teekay/CLNG 2431 Teekay LNG
Mitsui & Co Mitsubishi H.I. Moss StaGE 177000 Q4-18 Cameron
Mitsui & Co TBN 0
Sinopec NB-7 Dalian S.I. (DSIC) Membrane 0 174000 Q4-18 APLNG
Sinopec TBN 0
Teekay DSME GT NO 96 MEGI 173400 Q4-18 Teekay LNG TBN Teekay
LNG
Maran NB5 BG DSME GT NO 96 MEGI 173400 Q4-18 MaranGas 2459 Maran
Gas Maritime
Sovcomflot NB 6 DSME GT NO 96 TFDE - Azipod 172410 Q4-18 Yamal
LNG Sovcomflot 2429 Sovcomflot
Teekay - CLNG NB5 DSME GT NO 96 TFDE - Azipod 172410 Q1-19 Yamal
LNG Teekay/CLNG 2433 Teekay LNG
Mitsui & Co Cameron NB2 Mitsubishi H.I. Moss StaGE 177000
Q1-19 Cameron Mitsui & Co TBN 0
Sinopec NB-8 Dalian S.I. (DSIC) Membrane 0 174000 Q1-19 APLNG
Sinopec TBN 0
Teekay - CLNG NB6 DSME GT NO 96 TFDE - Azipod 172410 Q1-19 Yamal
LNG Teekay/CLNG 2423 Teekay LNG
Name Yard Design Prop. CBM Delivery Trade Route Ship Owner Hull
Operator