LNG ship movements
July 7 (LNGJ) - The laden LNG tanker “Georgiy Ushakov”, which is carrying a Russian cargo, was in the Bay of Biscay off the West Coast of France awaiting orders, according to shipping data. The 172,000 cubic metres capacity Bahamas-flagged carrier lifted a cargo on June 29 from the Yamal LNG export plant in Arctic Russia.
The only other LNG carrier in the area was the 134,733 cubic metres vessel “Zekreet” on its way to Zeebrugge. The ship is scheduled to berth at the Belgian port on July 11 after leaving the Ras Laffan export plant in Qatar on June 20.
Russian LNG cargo
June 10 (LNGJ) - The laden LNG carrier “Vladimir Voronin” with 172,000 cubic metres of capacity was heading for northwest Europe. The cargo was lifted by the Bahamas-flagged vessel on June 3 from the Russian Yamal LNG plant in northern Siberia. Departures from the Yamal loading port at Sabetta have risen over the past week, according to shipping data.
Newly-listed Sovcomflot doubles profits in advance of solid future earnings from Arctic LNG charters
Sovcomflot, the Russian shipping line with 31 gas carriers in operation or on order and an overall fleet of 145 vessels, is now listed on the Moscow stock exchange and more than doubled nine-month net profits as it looked ahead to future long-term Arctic LNG charter earnings.
Norwegian ship-to-ship transfer haven for Yamal LNG off Honningsvag is formally shut
Novatek, the Russian natural company and owner of the Yamal LNG export plant in northern Siberia, has formally ended its re-loading activities offshore the Norwegian port of Honningsvag that saw several million tonnes of LNG transferred from Ice-class carriers to conventional vessels and shipped to European terminals and beyond.
Japanese shipping company names ice-breaking carrier for Yamal LNG deliveries to Asia
Mitsui OSK Lines, the Japanese shipping company and LNG fleet owner, has held a naming ceremony in South Korea for an ice-breaking LNG carrier to deliver shipments to Asia from the Russian Yamal LNG export plant in Siberia.
Zeebrugge LNG terminal operator Fluxys holds successful cargo trans-shipment operation
Fluxys of Belgium, the operator of the Zeebrugge LNG terminal as well as the Belgian natural gas network and gas trading operations, has carried out its first trans-shipment operation before it starts its business of handling cargoes from the Yamal liquefaction plant in the Russian Arctic region from 2019.
Russian carrier and tanker owner Sovcomflot slips to net loss in year of LNG advances
Sovcomflot posted a net loss for the year as it made progress in the LNG shipping sector by starting deliveries from the Russian Yamal LNG plant and securing fuel for a small fleet of LNG-powered, ice-class Aframax oil tankers under construction.
