LNG

Oct 20 (LNGJ) - A Singapore-based shipping unit of the BW Group, BW LNG, and Swiss LNG equipment provider Burckhardt Compression have signed a 10-year service agreement covering nine LNG carriers with Laby-GI Compressors on board. “Building on their existing long-term relationship, the two companies agreed to a tailor-made ‘Fleet Management Solution’ which provides a total care package supported by the latest monitoring diagnostics,” they said.

   “This partnership was established to formally cement and promote the holistic and sustainable service standards that are necessary in a changing and uncertain world,” they said. “The new long-term service agreement (LTSA) was developed together with the BW LNG experts to provide services on board that add value to the operation of the vessels, such as improved lifecycle costs, operational efficiency and accurate preventive maintenance,” added Burckhardt.

Swiss company Burckhardt Compression, whose LNG offerings include the Laby brand of compressors and boil-off gas solutions, has set a solid sales target for the year as it expanded in Japan and the US and was proceeding with building a factory in China.

Swiss company Burckhardt Compression, whose LNG offerings include the Laby brand of compressors and boil-off gas solutions, has completed the acquisition of a global compressor business from The Japan Steel Works Ltd (JSW), its second recent acquisition.

Dec 4 (LNGJ) - Burckhardt Compression, the Swiss-based maker of compressor systems for the oil and gas and LNG industries, has opened a service centre for its Central Europe business area. “The Service Center is strategically located in Slovakia in order to react fast on customer demands and to provide comprehensive services for reciprocating compressors of any brand to operators in Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary as well as Poland,” said the company. The centre will be operated in cooperation with its local partner Sultrade Compressor Services.