Royal Vopak, the Dutch global energy storage company with several LNG terminal stakes including in the Gate facility in Rotterdam and a floating terminal in Colombia, reported a €410.5 million ($417.3M) second-quarter loss because of asset impairment charges relating to the Russian war in Ukraine, inflationary pressures, utility prices and energy transition costs.
Dutch shipping line Anthony Veder has taken delivery from the collapsed Norgas fleet of two combined gas carriers each of 10,000 cubic metres capacity and capable of transporting liquefied natural gas and petrochemical gases, including ethylene.
The Dutch Gate LNG import terminal in Rotterdam, now the focus of more trans-shipment activity from Russia, has requested interested parties to book capacity in an open season process.
The owners of the Yamal LNG plant in the Arctic region of Russia are ramping up its cargo deliveries to Asia and the European trans-shipment market as the three-Train facility is now fully on stream.
Russian shipping line Sovcomflot said Royal Dutch Shell conducted a ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation in the Dutch port of Rotterdam for the “Gagarin Prospect”, the world’s first LNG-powered Aframax tanker.