LNG Shipping

SEA-LNG's 2026 Mid-Year Market Review highlights a decade of progress in methane decarbonization for shipping.

Daewoo E&C has finished all three construction phases of the Ulsan Bukhang LNG Terminal in South Korea

Baker Hughes completed its acquisition of Chart Industries, aiming to expand its energy solutions and LNG portfolio.

A US LNG tanker has made its first direct voyage to China since trade tensions began, indicating a possible thaw in relations

GTT has received an order from HD KSOE for the tank design of two 174,000 m³ LNG Carriers to be built by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries

SEA-LNG has secured IMO consultative status, enhancing its role in shaping maritime fuel policy and decarbonization strategies.

LNG continues to be the dominant alternative fuel for new ship orders, supported by growing biomethane supply and infrastructure

CIMC Sinopacific will build a 12,000 cubic meter LNG bunker vessel for Sinopec, supporting green maritime energy.

Greece has halted the EU's latest Russia sanctions package, demanding exemptions for its Arctic LNG shipping interests

Argent LNG and Naftogaz Group will explore long-term U.S. LNG supply and distribution for Ukraine and European markets.

GTT's new NO96 elongation criteria, approved by Lloyd's Register, will enhance LNG carrier design flexibility.

Singapore's bio-bunker and LNG marine fuel sales saw a significant decline in June, with reduced volumes across categories

Baleària's Mercedes Pinto fast ferry completed its first LNG bunkering at its usual berth in the Port of Las Palmas

Port of Antwerp-Bruges saw cargo volume decline in H1 but retained market share despite disruptions and geopolitical shifts.

US natural gas prices have fallen to a two-month low, driven by strong domestic supply and export facility maintenance

Adriatic LNG terminal supplied 14% of Italy's national gas demand in the first half of 2026, reinforcing its strategic importance

Delfin Midstream is moving forward with its second floating LNG export facility off the Louisiana coast, partnering with MidOcean Energy.

Texas LNG Brownsville has secured a $500 million investment, advancing its LNG export project at the Port of Brownsville

Shell Bahamas Power Company has started building an LNG regasification terminal in The Bahamas following a final investment decision

Wärtsilä secured a multi-year deal with Pardus Energy to boost reliability and maintenance for an FSRU in Türkiye

K Line named its ninth LNG carrier, HALWAN, for QatarEnergy, as part of a 12-vessel newbuilding program.

QatarEnergy has named a new 174,000-cbm LNG carrier at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries' shipyard in South Korea

The IGU calls for regulatory support for bio-LNG production via 'liquefaction by equivalence' to scale renewable maritime fuels.

Global seaborne LNG trade saw a sharp increase until 2022, primarily due to Europe diversifying away from Russian gas.

LNG bunker fuel prices have climbed globally, driven by US-Iran tensions and supply concerns in the Strait of Hormuz.

Navigator Holdings Ltd. has finalized agreements to sell eight gas carriers and its shareholding in the Unigas joint venture

Adriatic LNG has launched Open Season 2026, inviting natural gas market operators to acquire regasification capacity

Mexico's ECA LNG facility has completed its first liquefied natural gas export, with the Pacific Success departing Ensenada.

Performance Shipping has extended the charter of its aframax tanker, Blue Moon, with AET for two years at an average of $40,500 per day

ZIM Line and MSC have added Jacksonville to their weekly Asia container service, enabling LNG bunkering for vessels.