How the aluminum spherical tank for Moss type is attached to the ship's steel hull ❓

The LNG ship Moss type tanks are each supported by a metal skirt from the equatorial ring ⭕, which transmits the weight of the tank and the cargo to the lower hull. The skirt is stiffened in the upper part by horizontal rings ⭕ and the lower part by vertical corrugated stiffeners.

Each tank is covered by a spherical steel tank cover 🔴, the main purpose being for tank and insulation weather protection. The cover also permits control of the hold space atmosphere 💭. The lower edge of each cover is welded to the weather deck, forming a watertight seal 🚧.

A flexible rubber seal is used at the point where the tank dome protrudes out from the cover.

LNG Canada marked the safe departure of a 10th LNG cargo destined for global markets 🎊

A milestone made possible by the dedication of everyone in and around LNG Canada who are making Canada’s first large-scale LNG export operation a reality 💧.

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Italy’s Terminale GNL Adriatico, the operator of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification terminal in the Northern Adriatic Sea 🌍, has disclosed the timeline for the LNG terminal’s return to full operation in the aftermath of scheduled maintenance activities 📈.

The Adriatic LNG regasification terminal, which has gradually resumed the send-out of gas into the national grid as of August 31, is anticipated to be back in full operation by mid-September 🚀.

The shutdown period, which started on August 1, was used for maintenance activities on the loading arms and seawater vaporizers 🏗, in line with the multi-year maintenance plan aimed at ensuring the terminal’s high reliability rate.

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Swedish tanker shipping company Stena Bulk and the Norway-based Seasystems 🤝, a Scana-owned mooring solutions business for floating structures, have joined forces to promote the deployment of jettyless liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure solutions 💧.

Thanks to a cooperation agreement the duo has now signed, the floating LNG infrastructure partnership combines Seasystems’ experience in delivering complete mooring ⚓ and fluid transfer systems to the global energy industry with Stena’s proprietary extended FSU/FSRU mooring (EFM) system and jettyless floating terminal (JFT) technology 🚢.

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Woodfibre Management has reached a new construction milestone 🎊 for its operated $5.1 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project, under development in British Columbia, Canada 📍.

Following the arrival of the first seven LNG modules at the Woodfibre LNG site in Squamish, construction activities are ongoing 🏗, with plans in motion to add a second workplace accommodation unit adjacent to the existing floatel, bringing around 900 skilled trades jobs 📈.

The latest project update indicates that the Woodfibre LNG facility is halfway done, with four new specialized LNG modules at its project site near Squamish. These modules, which were transported overseas by a heavy lift vessel, entail two pipe rack sections, a boil-off gas compressor module, and a flare knock-out drums module 🏭.

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A Russian liquefied natural gas carrier without ice protection, The 138,028-cbm 👉 Arctic Metagaz, has reversed course and remains stopped near the edge of the sea ice on the Northern Sea Route 🌏. The vessel’s struggles highlight the challenges for non ice-class vessels in Arctic shipping, even during the summer months.

The Western-sanctioned, 174,095-cbm 👉 La Perouse (built 2020) loaded at Novatek’s Arctic LNG 2 plant on 27 August, is heading westwards after an apparent three-day wait for a passage through ice in the Northern Sea Route 🌏.

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Eleven LNG carriers have been sold for demolition to date in 2025 🏗, in what is proving to be a record year for scrapping in the sector, but market players think the numbers should be much higher 📊.

Shipowners with ageing LNG carriers are proving remarkably reluctant to scrap them 🏗, but scheduled dry-dockings and competition from newbuildings could be the deciding factors 🔴.

In an exceptionally weak first-quarter market this year, spot charter rates for steam turbine and some diesel-electric LNG carriers 🚢 dipped well below operating expenses. Those for steamships even hit zero 🚨.

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Floating storage and regasification units are about to celebrate 20 years of operations 🎊, but while the sector has clearly grown in size and acceptance, it has also gone through periods of sharp oversupply and tightness 📊.

Approximately 15% of global LNG is imported via FSRUs 🚢, with 16 of the 50-or-so LNG importers globally relying solely on the units.

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Russian Voskhod LNG tanker loaded at the Arctic LNG 2 facility in Gydan in northern Siberia has arrived at Tieshan in China's southwestern province of Guangxi 🏭.

The cargo is the second 2️⃣ from the sanctioned project to dock in China after sanctioned tanker Arctic Mulan arrived at the Beihai LNG terminal in late August.

As per her AIS signal, the status is “Moored” which means she is alongside discharging her 150,000 m3 LNG cargo 💧

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GTT has received a new order from the Korean shipyard Hanwha Ocean 🤝 for the tank design of two new Liquefied Natural Gas Carriers (LNGCs) on behalf of the ship-owner Hanwha Shipping, an entity affiliated with Hanwha Group and based in the United States 🇺🇸

GTT will design the cryogenic tanks of these two vessels 2️⃣, which will each offer a total capacity of 174,000 m³ and will be fitted with the NO96 L03+[1] membrane containment system, developed by GTT 🏢.

Delivery of the vessels is scheduled in the first quarter of 2028 🎊.

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Exmar is pursuing new opportunities in floating LNG production along with regasification and storage projects 🏗.

Its recent pieces of business — 1️⃣ a regasification barge for Eemshaven LNG in the Netherlands; and the deployment of its 2️⃣ Tango FLNG barge and 138,000-cbm floating storage unit Excalibur to Eni’s Congo project.

Exmar is working on the development of several floating liquefaction projects ranging from 0.5 to 5 mtpa 💧, floating regasification projects and storage initiatives ⚓.

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Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has obtained approval in principle (AiP) from a classification society, Lloyd’s Register (LR) 🎯, for two new designs of a membrane-type LNG carrier equipped with four units of Wind Challenger, a hard sail wind-assisted propulsion system 🌪.

The AiP covers a new vessel design for a 174,000 cu m LNG carrier 💧, jointly developed by the two Korean yards. Each design will be equipped with four 49 m high Wind Challenger units, a hard sail made of fibre reinforced plastic that MOL has been developing over the past decade 📅.

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Seatrium has successfully delivered lower-carbon upgrades to 👉 Asia Endeavour, the final vessel in Chevron’s series of LNG carriers aimed at reducing emissions and improving energy efficiency 📈.

The yard has completed work on four of Chevron’s LNG carriers within the last eight months, all under the same programme : a new reliquefaction system ❄, hull air lubrication 💧 and an upgraded 4-stage gas compressor 💭.

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US liquefied natural gas (LNG) developer NextDecade has executed a significant 20-year sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with EQT 🤝.

The deal entails EQT purchasing 1.5 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of LNG 💧 from Rio Grande LNG Train 5.

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South Korean importer and trader SK gas is partnering with compatriot logistics and shipping company 🤝 Hyundai Glovis to supply LNG as a marine fuel in South Korea’s south-east region 💧.

SK gas, working through its LNG bunkering subsidiary Eco Marine Fuel Solution, has signed an LNG marine fuel supply contract with Hyundai Glovis 🤝.

Under this deal, Eco Marine will supply LNG bunkers to Hyundai Glovis and SK gas will start to set up LNG bunkering infrastructure for the refuelling of its new partner’s fleet of car carriers 💧.

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Baleària’s latest LNG-fuelled catamaran is in an advanced stage of construction at the Armon Shipyards in Gijón and its launch is scheduled for September 2025 🎊.

Mercedes Pinto will be Baleària’s 12th ship with dual natural gas engines 💧, which is also prepared to consume 100% biomethane and green hydrogen mixtures of up to 25% 🔥.

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Norway’s Yara Clean Ammonia (YCA) has struck a long-term contract 🤝 with Navigator Amon Shipping covering two 2️⃣ ammonia-fuelled medium gas carrier newbuilds.

The 51,000 cu m vessels will be equipped with dual-fuel engines and ice-class notation 🏭, providing year-round access to Northern Europe while enabling operations on renewable and low-emission fuels 🌎.

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These are the conditions faced by LNG ships taking Russia's northern navigation route called the 👉 Northern Sea Route (NSR), also known as the Northeast Passage, a sea lane connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans along Russia's Arctic coast 🌏.

The route provides a shorter maritime link 📉 between East Asia and Europe, avoiding potential choke points like the Suez Canal.

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