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Every Vessel Hunter story on LNG: 44 stories, from 1 July 2026 to 14 October 2026. Newest: "Bulgaria drone sinking, DF Peak boarded, Hormuz warning". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.
Bulgaria drone sinking, DF Peak boarded, Hormuz warning
Drones sink a ship off Bulgaria, France boards DF Peak south of Réunion, Iran warns ships running dark in Hormuz and boxships return to the Red Sea.
Singapore LNG starts building third jetty for 2m tonnes a year of bunker reloads
Singapore LNG Corporation has started building a third jetty at its Jurong Island terminal, its first berth for small and mid-scale LNG carriers, due in 2H 2028.
Wärtsilä signs five-year service deal for LNG carriers Al Thurayya and Al Majhoulah
Wärtsilä has signed a five-year service agreement with Greek operator TMS Cardiff Gas for the newbuild LNG carriers Al Thurayya and Al Majhoulah, booked in the third quarter of 2026.
Maritime Briefing of 5 October 2026
Kazimah III struck in Hormuz, Russia detains Västerbotten, the UK sanctions three Arc7 LNG carriers, LNG Canada Phase 2 is approved and Contships orders up to 30 feeders.
Karpowership's Kinetics to convert LNG carrier Arctic Voyager into an FSRU
Kinetics, a Karpowership initiative, will convert the 2006-built LNG carrier Arctic Voyager into a 143,000 cbm FSRU named LNGT Akdeniz for delivery in the third quarter of 2028.
LNG Canada Phase 2 approved, doubling Kitimat exports to 28 mtpa
Shell and its partners have taken the final investment decision on LNG Canada Phase 2 at Kitimat, doubling capacity to 28 mtpa, as Ottawa commits C$1.2bn to marine safety.
Capital Maritime Finance seeks €200m in Athens IPO for 36-ship boxship fleet
Capital Maritime Finance, linked to Evangelos Marinakis, is targeting up to €200m from Greece's first shipping IPO with an exclusive Euronext Athens listing, backed by 36 containerships on charter.
TotalEnergies and AMNI sanction Ima gas field to feed Nigeria LNG Train 7
TotalEnergies and AMNI have taken the final investment decision on the Ima gas field off Nigeria, which will supply about one-third of the gas for the Nigeria LNG Train 7 expansion from 2028.
Maritime Briefing of 24 September 2026
Washington extends blocking measures to shipowners, insurers and ports; Chinese yards take 82% of first-half contracting; and the June Aster death toll reaches 77.
CLdN orders two 6,700 lane-metre RoRo ships at HD Hyundai
CLdN has ordered two 6,700 lane-metre RoRo vessels from HD Hyundai Heavy Industries for delivery in mid-2029, the 15th and 16th ships it has contracted at the yard in ten years.
Crew of LNG Carrier Vivit Africa Report Cyberattack on Cargo Safety Systems
The crew of the Liberia-flagged Vivit Africa LNG say attackers took temporary control of steam pressure and safety valve systems, and the ship left the Adriatic without discharging its US cargo.
EU Ports Took 156 Yamal Cargoes in Eight Months Before the January Ban
EU ports received 156 Yamal LNG shipments totalling 11.39m tonnes in the first eight months of 2026, 10% more than a year earlier, three months before the import ban takes effect.
Qatari LNG Tanker Clears Hormuz for First Time Since July
The LNG carrier Al Marrouna has passed through the Strait of Hormuz, the first visible movement of Qatari LNG out of the Gulf since exports were halted in late July.
This Week in Maritime: Hormuz opens a crack and fuel gets harder to buy
The week Qatar moved a gas carrier openly through Hormuz, Suez transits came back 40%, bunker stocks fell 30% below their seasonal norm and 160,000 TEU sat at anchor off North Europe.
Maritime Briefing of 10 September 2026
The day in shipping: fuel oil stocks run 30% below seasonal norms at Singapore, ARA and Fujairah, empty Qatari LNG carriers head back toward Hormuz, and the RMS Team is declared a total loss.
Qatar Sends Empty LNG Carriers Back Toward the Arabian Gulf
Six empty gas carriers linked to Qatar are in the Gulf of Oman or heading there and another has crossed Hormuz inbound, a repositioning that would be consistent with a resumption of LNG exports.
BULL Adds the Lady of Doria as Its Fourth MR Tanker in Four Months
Buana Lintas Lautan has bought the 20-year-old, 46,000 dwt MR2 Lady of Doria, its fourth MR purchase in as many months and the exit from shipping of Bangladesh's Doria Shipping.
QatarEnergy Sends an LNG Carrier Through Hormuz With Its AIS Switched On
QatarEnergy has moved the LNG carrier Al Marrouna through the Strait of Hormuz with AIS transmitting, breaking with the dark-mode navigation adopted by much of the commercial traffic there.
Panama Canal Postpones Neopanamax Draft Cut for a Second Time
The Panama Canal Authority has again deferred a planned reduction in Neopanamax draft, holding the maximum at 14.63 metres as Gatun Lake levels stay steady.
Pakistan Rejects a $27 LNG Cargo and Faces Longer Rolling Blackouts
Pakistan turned down the single cargo offered in its latest emergency LNG tender at $26.969 per mmBtu, and has issued a fresh tender while blackouts in Karachi run up to 24 hours.
QatarEnergy Extends LNG Force Majeure Into November as Hormuz Stays Shut
QatarEnergy has told European and Asian buyers that cargo cancellations now run into early November, with one Italian utility alone losing 29 cargoes since April.
Qatar LNG Exports Collapse 96 Percent to Just 18 Cargoes in Six Months
Qatar's LNG exports have fallen 96 percent over six months to 18 cargoes from 509 a year earlier, leaving an estimated $24bn shortfall in gas sales.
Hormuz Transits Fall to Two Vessels in a Day, Lowest Since May
Only two ships entered the Strait of Hormuz on August 24, the lowest daily count since early May, with fewer than 20 commercial vessels crossing over the weekend.
Russian Frigate Escorts Gazprom LNG Carrier Portovyy Along the Norwegian Coast
The Northern Fleet frigate Admiral Kasatonov is escorting the Gazprom LNG carrier Portovyy from the Baltic toward Murmansk, in the latest naval protection of a Russian commercial voyage.
Russia Builds an LNG Shadow Fleet Ahead of the EU's 2027 Ban
Russia is assembling a shadow fleet of LNG carriers ahead of the EU's complete ban on Russian LNG imports from January 2027, buying up ageing tonnage the industry is already retiring.
Panama Canal LNG Transits Reach A Near Three-Year High
Eleven laden liquefied natural gas carriers passed through the Panama Canal in July, up from six the previous month and the highest monthly figure since late 2023, before drought-related draft restrictions and transit caps drove gas
Gas Producer Commits To A Fourth Floating Liquefaction Unit
A Nasdaq-listed gas shipping and liquefaction company has taken a final investment decision on a fourth floating liquefaction unit, ordering a vessel with capacity of about 3.5 million tonnes a year at a Chinese yard for delivery by
EU still absorbing bulk of Russian Arctic LNG despite phase-out push
Trade-flow data shows Europe took the overwhelming share of Russian Arctic liquefied natural gas in the first six months of the year, even as the bloc works towards ending those imports.
US LNG Exports Stall In July Despite Higher Global Gas Prices
American LNG exports slipped to 10.48 million tonnes in July from 10.6 million, as summer maintenance kept volumes flat while Asian and European gas prices rallied.
Drone strike on Damietta gas carriers widens Middle East maritime conflict
A drone strike on a floating regasification unit and an LNG carrier at Egypt's Damietta terminal has pushed the Middle East maritime conflict into the Mediterranean.
NYK Takes Majority Voting Stake In LNG Investment Vehicle For 221 Million Dollars
NYK will invest 221 million dollars in Diamond Gas MidOcean for 87.4 percent of its voting rights, taking an indirect position in MidOcean Energy alongside a partnership on LNG marine transport.
Eni And TotalEnergies Approve Cyprus Gas Development With Egyptian Export Route
Eni and TotalEnergies have taken a final investment decision on the Cronos gas field offshore Cyprus, with production from 2028 routed through Egyptian infrastructure and liquefied at Damietta for export to Europe.
HMM Halts Container Ship Orders To Pivot Into Energy Shipping
HMM has halted plans for at least ten new 13,000 teu container ships and is redirecting investment into tankers, LNG carriers and very large gas carriers, stepping out of the boxship ordering wave.
LNG carrier disabled off Oman as Hormuz threats multiply
Merchant shipping remains exposed at both ends of the Strait of Hormuz, with fresh threats and explosions reported even as Washington claims another round of negotiations with Iran is getting underway.
Allseas to install subsea link of Canadian gas pipeline
Allseas will lay 50 km of subsea pipeline in British Columbia in 2029 using Solitaire and Sandpiper, completing the feed to Ksi Lisims LNG.
QatarEnergy extends force majeure on LNG cargoes to Italian utility
QatarEnergy cannot deliver three more cargoes to Edison, taking the total under force majeure to 24 and roughly 3 billion cubic metres of gas.
EU exempts Russian LNG transhipment, easing pressure on Total and Yamal
Brussels has reversed its ban on transhipping Russian LNG to third countries, allowing TotalEnergies to keep selling Yamal gas into Asia.
GTT expects 550 more LNG carriers to be ordered by 2035
GTT expects around 550 LNG carriers to be ordered by 2035, on top of an orderbook already equal to almost two fifths of the trading fleet.
Chinese shipyards close gap on South Korea in LNG carrier orders
Chinese shipyards have narrowed South Korea's long-standing lead in LNG carrier construction, securing more orders than their Korean rivals so far this year as Korean capacity tightens.
GTT Marine wins fleet-wide digital mandate for PETRONAS LNG carriers
GTT Marine will deploy an integrated vessel performance platform across the PETRONAS-chartered LNG carrier fleet, combining data analytics, voyage optimisation and cargo monitoring in one system.
CMA CGM names LNG-powered sistership as newest Asia-Europe flagship
CMA CGM has named its latest 24,000 TEU LNG-powered containership, the sistership of Notre Dame, ahead of deployment on the group's premier Asia-Europe route.
US tug owners expand fleets as new energy terminals open
US operators are ordering newbuild harbour and escort tugs to serve new LNG export terminals and ultra-large containerships.
ADNOC L&S adds four LNG carriers in $900m China deal
ADNOC Logistics & Services has ordered four more LNG carriers at China's Jiangnan Shipyard in a $900m deal, lifting its LNG newbuild programme to 18 vessels.
Machine guns spotted on Russian LNG carrier in the Baltic
An OCCRP investigation reports that Russia has fitted the Gazprom-owned LNG carrier Marshal Vasilevskiy with heavy machine guns in the Baltic, an apparent first for a merchant vessel on a commercial route.
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