2017: a year of firsts

BW’s first MEGI LNG tanker launched at DSME

Singapore-based gas shipping giant BW Group recently held a launching ceremony for the company’s first MEGI LNG carrier.

BC Ferries’ first LNG-fueled vessel starts service

Salish Orca, the first of three LNG-fueled ferries built for BC Ferries, entered service on the Comox – Powell River route on Tuesday.

First 20,000 TEU LNG-ready containership delivered to MOL

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines said it has taken delivery of what it claims to be the world’s largest containership, MOL Triumph, from Samsung Heavy Industries earlier this week.

Italy’s Adriatic LNG terminal receives first US cargo

Adriatic LNG terminal off the Italian Veneto coastline has received its first liquefied natural gas cargo from the US.

Shell’s first LNG bunkering vessel on way to Europe

Shell’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering vessel is heading towards Europe after leaving STX Offshore & Shipbuilding’s yard in South Korea, at least that is what the shipping data shows.