NYK appoints first Nigerian captain of LNG carrier 

  NYK Shipmanagement Pte Ltd has appointed Captain Tanko Olanrewaju Usman as its first Nigerian captain…

Pirates kidnap seafarer from LNG carrier in Gulf of Guinea

  An LNG carrier has been boarded and attacked by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea,…

Pirates kidnap seafarer from LNG carrier in Gulf of Guinea

An LNG carrier has been boarded and attacked by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea, resulting…

Pirates attack LNG carrier off Sao Tome

  Piracy continues to threaten shipping approaching Nigeria’s maritime space, with the LNG Lokoja vessel attacked…

Trinidad and Tobago impounds $18m cocaine on LNG carrier

The authorities in Trinidad and Tobago have impounded 200kg of cocaine latched onto the LNG carrier…

Samsung Heavy, Wärtsilä sign deal on LNG carrier efficiency 

South Korean shipbuilder, Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and technology group Wärtsilä are joining forces to develop…

LNG carrier hits berth at Russia’s Sakhalin Energy jetty

The Grand Elena tanker, carrying 145,000 cubic metres of liquefied natural gas (LNG), has hit a…

Armed pirates attack LNG carrier off Bonny

The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) Piracy Reporting Center on Monday said pirates in a speedboat chased…

LNG carrier traffic rises by 50% at Panama Canal 

By Reuters The number of liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers traversing the Panama Canal is expected…

Samsung Heavy to sign $195m deal for LNG carrier

By Jite Eriabie  South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) is to sign a contract for…