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RMM specialises in maritime information, publishing a range of maritime technical journals, holding related events, and supplying shipping data. en-gb 09/03/2010 17:19:31 15 http://www.rivieramm.com http://www.rivieramm.com Officers and crew of a Maran Gas LNG carrier testify to the benefits of mooring ropes made of Dyneema fibre, produced by D Koronakis Pressures to operate ships safely and efficiently are greater than... http://www.rivieramm.com/article/Faster,-safer-and-easier-mooring-7301 /article/Faster,-safer-and-easier-mooring-7301 26/02/2010 09:00:00 Mooring The latest news from LNG carrier equipment suppliers and service providers worldwide Höegh LNG secures Repsol charter for STX newbuilding Höegh LNG signed a time charter agreement with Rep... http://www.rivieramm.com/article/What’s-new-7302 /article/What’s-new-7302 26/02/2010 09:00:00 Equipment & Services A new event will investigate the potential for carbon dioxide (CO2) as a new gas carrier cargo, CO2 ship design and CO2 supply chain options Carbon capture and storage (CCS) has been hitting the head... http://www.rivieramm.com/article/CO2---a-major-new-gas-carrier-cargo?-7303 /article/CO2---a-major-new-gas-carrier-cargo?-7303 26/02/2010 09:00:00 Conference Preview Hamworthy Combustion has completed its first LNGC burner conversions to meet the EU Fuel Directive’s requirements for reduced sulphur emissions For many years steam boilers used in land-based a... http://www.rivieramm.com/article/Preparing-steam-LNGCs-for-low-sulphur-gas-oil-7287 /article/Preparing-steam-LNGCs-for-low-sulphur-gas-oil-7287 25/02/2010 09:00:00 Propulsion Six coal bed methane-based LNG projects with a potential annual output of up to 50 million tonnes have been proposed for Gladstone The companies developing LNG projects in Gladstone, a leading port i... http://www.rivieramm.com/article/Gladstone-–-LNG-port-of-the-future-7288 /article/Gladstone-–-LNG-port-of-the-future-7288 25/02/2010 09:00:00 Australasia At a recent well-attended Jakarta workshop the Indonesian government promoted the development of opportunities offered by small-scale LNG On 1 December 2009 a workshop on the development of small sca... http://www.rivieramm.com/article/Exploring-Indonesian-opportunities-7278 /article/Exploring-Indonesian-opportunities-7278 22/02/2010 09:09:00 small scale LNG A roundup of key developments in the world of LNG carriers in the two months since the last edition of LNG World Shipping November 2009 • Iberdrola of Spain acquired 1 billion m3/year of Chevro... http://www.rivieramm.com/article/Two-LNG-months-in-a-nutshell-7279 /article/Two-LNG-months-in-a-nutshell-7279 22/02/2010 09:09:00 Events Teekay Corp and and Det Norske Veritas (DNV) have agreed to jointly develop further a concept for new type of offshore oil shuttle tanker, powered by LNG and capable of stern loading. Termed Teekay Fl... http://www.rivieramm.com/article/Teekay-and-DNV-develop-revolutionary-LNG-fuelled-shuttle-tanker-concept-7262 /article/Teekay-and-DNV-develop-revolutionary-LNG-fuelled-shuttle-tanker-concept-7262 19/02/2010 00:00:00 News The drivers for growth in the LNG sector over the next decade will be markedly different from those that have powered expansion since 2000 Throughout its six-year history LNG World Shipping, like man... http://www.rivieramm.com/article/New-decade,-new-ballgame-7248 /article/New-decade,-new-ballgame-7248 12/02/2010 09:09:00 analysis On 1 December 2009 a workshop on the development of small scale LNG in Indonesia was held at the Manhattan Hotel in Jakarta. The workshop was organised at the direction of the Indonesian director gene... http://www.rivieramm.com/article/Exploring-Indonesian-small-scale-LNG-opportunities-7250 /article/Exploring-Indonesian-small-scale-LNG-opportunities-7250 12/02/2010 00:00:00 Small-Scale LNG Höegh LNG and Prosafe Production have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) covering long-term co-operation on the development of LNG floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel... http://www.rivieramm.com/article/Höegh-and-Prosafe-to-co-operate-on-LNG-FPSO-operations-7158 /article/Höegh-and-Prosafe-to-co-operate-on-LNG-FPSO-operations-7158 26/01/2010 00:00:00 News Wärtsilä and Maersk LNG have signed a five-year service agreement with the aim of optimising propulsion system availability and operational economies for five Maersk 165,000m3 LNG carriers e... http://www.rivieramm.com/article/Wärtsilä-and-Maersk-sign-propulsion-system-service-contract-7062 /article/Wärtsilä-and-Maersk-sign-propulsion-system-service-contract-7062 04/01/2010 00:00:00 Ships In the article below, which appeared in the November/December 2009 issue of LNG World Shipping, Bill Wayne, general manager of the Society of International Gas Tanker & Terminal Operators (SIGTTO)... http://www.rivieramm.com/article/Impact-of-ship-emissions-legislation-on-LNG-carriers-6988 /article/Impact-of-ship-emissions-legislation-on-LNG-carriers-6988 01/01/2010 00:00:00 Emissions A roundup of key developments in the world of offshore LNG regasification, production and transfers during the course of the year January 2009 • The floating storage and regasification unit (FS... http://www.rivieramm.com/article/Offshore-LNG-2009-–-the-year-in-a-nutshell-7045 /article/Offshore-LNG-2009-–-the-year-in-a-nutshell-7045 28/12/2009 09:00:00 Events Teekay is able to call upon a wealth of LNG carrier and offshore oil experience as it develops a full range of offshore LNG service options Over the last 12 months Teekay Corp has advanced its techno... http://www.rivieramm.com/article/Teekay-banks-on-experience-7044 /article/Teekay-banks-on-experience-7044 25/12/2009 09:00:00 Production and regasification The escort tug Independence has been built specially to handle the LNG regasification vessels serving the new offshore Neptune LNG terminal Boston Towing & Transportation (BTT), the Boston divisi... http://www.rivieramm.com/article/Neptune’s-purpose-built-escort-7038 /article/Neptune’s-purpose-built-escort-7038 24/12/2009 09:00:00 Escort Tugs Teekay is able to call upon a wealth of LNG carrier and offshore oil experience as it develops a full range of offshore LNG service options Over the last 12 months Teekay Corp has advanced its techno... http://www.rivieramm.com/article/Production-and-regasification-7039 /article/Production-and-regasification-7039 24/12/2009 09:00:00 Production and regasification Bluewater is taking its 16-inch LNG transfer hose, with its circular, braided, Dyneema fibre layer, on to the next development stage Bluewater Energy Services BV is focused on providing solutions for... http://www.rivieramm.com/article/A-hose-for-all-seasons--7028 /article/A-hose-for-all-seasons--7028 23/12/2009 09:00:00 Cargo Transfer As a result of key permit approvals, Höegh LNG is poised to augment its offshore North Atlantic regas capacity with Port Dolphin and Port Meridian Over the last 12 months Höegh LNG has rece... http://www.rivieramm.com/article/New-Atlantic-Basin-regas-options--7029 /article/New-Atlantic-Basin-regas-options--7029 23/12/2009 09:00:00 Regasification Having come through the tests developed to confirm their acceptability, Gutteling’s LNG transfer hoses are proving themselves in service Gutteling BV, the Rotterdam-based manufacturer of specia... http://www.rivieramm.com/article/Gutteling-hoses-deliver-the-goods--7020 /article/Gutteling-hoses-deliver-the-goods--7020 21/12/2009 09:00:00 cargo transfer