S&P Global Platts has launched of a new Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) price assessment for the Middle East reflecting a change to become an importing as well as exporting region.

Indonesian shipping company Humpuss Intermoda Transportasi has set aside $130m for capital expenditure next year to buy eight new vessels, local media reported.

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) and Kongsberg Maritime have signed a joint development agreement to develop a new LNG FSRU regasification control system.

Höegh LNG is lining up a series of four FSRU newbuildings at Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI).

BW Group has inked a 15-year deal with Pakistan GasPort Limited (PGPL) to provide LNG regasification services using a newbuild FSRU for the second Pakistan LNG terminal.

Malaysia's Coastal Contracts is expanding into Indonesia and tapping into the growing LNG supply chain there with the purchase of a 49% stake in PT Jaya Samudra Karunia for $6.5m, local reports said.



Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has inked a 20-year charter contract with Gas Sayago of Uruguay for the world’s largest FSRU.

Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) is confident about the prospects for LNG shipping in the medium to longer term.

Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) continue to be a hot topic in ship finance circles, and the case of one’s in the LNG shipping related sector are unfairly tarnished by the broader energy markets.

Höegh LNG has received $223m commitments for 65% bank financing of its latest FSRU, #7, slated for delivery in Q1 2017, as it focuses on the sector.