Vessel’s Particulars: Loa: 243m Main Items of her DD/Repairs: Drydocking Heating Coils Repairs SOBRENA SHIPYARD operates following Graving Docks: DD Nr.1 : L: 225m, Br: 27 m DD Nr.2 : L: 338m, Br: 52 m DD Nr.3 :L: 420m, Br: 80 m Vessels can enter upon arrival in Nr.2 or Nr.3 Graving Dock and perform Deballasting, Sludge Treatment & Slops Reception Operations avoiding costs and time. Access to the Shipyard is Direct from the Open Sea without navigating in Channels, Rivers with Locks etc. The Shipyard has for many years DD/Repaired Membrane and Moss type LNG Vessels except of Tankers, Bulk Carriers and Container...
Read MoreThe global gas supply business may have suffered a double whammy since 2008 when demand evaporated and the world’s largest consumer, the US, turned to unconventional domestic supplies in the form or shale gas, rather than imports by sea. But energy analysts are now predicting a firmer future for gas, with the International Energy Agency’s recently released report, “Are we entering a Golden Age of Gas” suggesting that recent over-supply could disappear completely by 2015. According to industry statistics the rebound has already happened in large parts of the world. Global gas consumption in 2010 rose by 7.4% year-on-year whilst growth in the Asia-Pacific region broke through 12%, according to BP’s Statistical Review of World Energy. In a recently published report, energy analyst Infield notes the turn-round in gas fortunes, and predicts that the long-term growth trend has resumed and will continue, with global gas demand likely to reach 4,300bn m3 by 2025, giving gas a likely share in the world energy mix of close to one quarter. Meanwhile, the broadening of gas sources – and the advent of new technologies including fracking and offshore floating facilities – are likely to ensure that gas prices remain competitive for the foreseeable future, according to Infield. The analyst predicts that the link between oil and gas prices is likely to become harder to sustain in the medium term, with tighter fundamentals in the oil market likely to cause a wider de-coupling between oil and gas prices in the future. The Infield report also notes growing price variations between gas markets in the Atlantic and Pacific. In fact, this growing gap has meant that plans for various new US LNG import facilities have gone on hold, and a number of LNG carriers have been diverted from long-term US gas import trades to new short-term business, taking advantage of arbitrage opportunities between the US and Asian markets. Asian demand has, of course, been fuelled by the fall-out from Japan’s Fukushima accident. Nuclear power has provided about 30% of Japan’s energy mix in recent years, but this share is likely to fall as the country seeks to diversify its energy base. Meanwhile, the Fukishima disaster has had global repercussions – Germany, for example, is...
Read MoreSo far this year France’s Sobrena, Brest has repaired a total of ten LNG tankers. The main customers have been France’s Gaz Ocean, which has placed repair contracts with Sobrena for the 74,500 m3 GDF Suez Global Energy, and the 154,500 m3 Provalys, which is currently in the shipyard, Norway’s Hoegh LNG – the 147,200 m3 Arctic Lady and the 145,000 m3 GDF Suez Cape Anne, Norway’s BW Gas – the 145,700 m3 LNG Benue and the 141,000 m3 LNG River Niger and Algeria’s SNTM Hyproc – the 129,767 m3 Bachir Chihani and the 126,130 m3 Mourad Didouche. Also repaired this year has been STASCO’s 137,500 m3 LNG Bayelsa and K Line’s 140,000 m3 Arctic Voyager. Republished by kind permission of: A&A Thorpe, 131a Furtherwick Canvey Island, Essex SS8 7AT Tel: +44 (0) 1268 511300 Fax: +44 (0) 1268 510467 shipaat@aol.com The views of the Publishers do not necessarily correspond to the views of Lambos Maritime Services...
Read MoreVessel’s Particulars: Loa: 289m Br: 44,98m Dwt: 170726t Main Items of her DD/Repairs: Drydocking Machinery Items JURONG SHIPYARD offer their expertise in Shiprepairs, Shipbuilding, Conversions, Rig Building and Offshore Engineering. They operate 4 Docks totalling 1.1 million dwt in capacity and berthing facilities totalling 2,728m in length. Facilities include Nr. 1 Graving Dock L: 270m, Br: 40m, for Vessels up to Nr. 2 Graving Dock L: 350m Br: 56m for Vessels up to 300,000 Dwt, Nr. 3 Graving Dock L:380m, Br: 80.2m for Vessels up to 500,000 Dwt and Nr. 5 Graving Dock L: 335m, Br: 56m for Vessels up to 200,000 Dwt. JURONG PRINCIPALS are now expanding their Facilities in Singapore with a new Yard which is expected to commence Operations during...
Read MoreVessel’s Particulars: Loa: 289m Br: 45m Dwt: 172579t Main Items of her DD/Repairs: Drydocking Cargo Holds Blasting & Painting Steel Renewals ZHOUSHAN IMC YY SHIPYARD & ENGINEERING Co., Ltd, is a joint-venture between IMC Singapore and Chinese Shipbuilding interests operates Facilities for Shiprepairs and Drydockings. The Yard is located in Zhoushan Area with direct access from the Open Sea avoiding navigation in Rivers, and consequent delays etc for the Vessel. Facilities include: (1) Graving docks – Nr.1 L: 350m, Br: 65m – Nr.2 L: 251m, Br: 39m (2) Dock crane : 40T ? 1set, 25T ? 2sets (3) Wharf :about 1000 m length with shore cranes 40T?1set & 25T ? 1set (4) Gantry Cranes : 50T ? 1set, 30T ?...
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