South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has grabbed a $850m order to build four 150,000 cu m moss type LNG carriers from Malaysian oil firm Petronas.

In a "significant milestone" the world’s first two LNG-powered tugs were christened on Saturday at Sanmar Shipyard in Tuzla, Turkey.

The world’s largest shipowner Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) is expanding in areas such as offshore as president Yasumi Kudo says oversupply is the “usual state of affairs” for the majority of shipping sectors.

NYSE-listed Teekay LNG Partners plans to issue 3m new units in part to help fund the acquisition of an LNG carrier from Awlico.

Energy is in a boom phase both onshore and offshore in the US. At a time that energy policy and climate change matters receive a great deal of news generally, a luncheon speech by Jason Bodroff, director of Columbia University’s Energy Policy...

Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and Kansai Electric Power have reached an agreement to jointly own two LNG carriers ordered for long term charter to the power company.

China is keeping up with its drive towards greater liquefied natural gas (LNG) use with China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) saying it plans to add five LNG receiving terminals by 2015, more than doubling its total capacity to 35-40m tonnes...

Teekay LNG Partners has acquired a second LNG carrier newbuilding from Awilco which it will then charter back to the Norwegian owner.

Bureau Veritas (BV) has launched an initiative to develop tools allowing for safer transit of LNG cargoes in the Arctic.

In the latest move towards the use of LNG as a marine fuel the Antwerp Port Authority has appointed EXMAR to handle LNG bunkering at the port.