http://rmmlive.thought.co.uk Riviera Maritime Media Ltd was established in December 2001, emerging from an earlier partnership which was formed in 1997 to buy and publish Speed at Sea journal. RMM specialises in maritime information, publishing a range of maritime technical journals, holding related events, and supplying shipping data. en-gb 07/01/2009 11:18:01 15 http://www.rivieramm.com http://www.rivieramm.com Delegates to a Deepwater Port Workshop held in Washington, DC on 11 September 2008 were told that that the complex regulatory approval process governing new US offshore terminals is a negotiation that... /article/Plan-ahead-for-US-offshore-approvals-1746 /article/Plan-ahead-for-US-offshore-approvals-1746 18/11/2008 00:00:00 News The third in the series of Hosted Buyers Programmes is set to build on the successes of the two previous events in bringing together all the elements in the LNG shipping supply chain. Like the previou... /article/Hosted-Buyers-Programme-Mark-III--1765 /article/Hosted-Buyers-Programme-Mark-III--1765 18/11/2008 00:00:00 Hosted Buyers’ Programme Although too early to determine the full impact of the financial crisis, the LNG industry needs to play to its strengths for a positive outcome For the past five years the collective LNG indust... /article/Grey-clouds-gather-1931 /article/Grey-clouds-gather-1931 06/11/2008 12:00:00 Editor’s Foreword Despite stuttering US and UK demand, faltering production in parts of the Atlantic Basin and high consumption elsewhere are driving LNG prices US LNG imports in 2008 are likely to be less than ... /article/Atlantic-Basin-supports-LNG-prices--1932 /article/Atlantic-Basin-supports-LNG-prices--1932 06/11/2008 12:00:00 Analysis Asian demand will continue to be the main driver for LNG production but the impact of the financial crisis will determine the extent of that demand If the first six months of the year were anyt... /article/Asia-and-the-post-crisis-LNG-world--1933 /article/Asia-and-the-post-crisis-LNG-world--1933 06/11/2008 12:00:00 Analysis A roundup of key developments in the world of LNG carriers in the three months since the last edition of LNG World Shipping July 2008 • Teekay and UK gas independent Gasol signed a h... /article/Three-LNG-months-in-a-nutshell-1934 /article/Three-LNG-months-in-a-nutshell-1934 06/11/2008 12:00:00 Events Some of the key LNG events scheduled for the months ahead 9-12 December 2008 World LNG Summit, Barcelona, Spain www.cwclng.com The World LNG Summit – the ninth in the series – mo... /article/On-the-horizon-1935 /article/On-the-horizon-1935 06/11/2008 12:00:00 Diary China and India, the newcomers to the ranks of Asia’s LNG importers, are also poised for the most dramatic growth in the years ahead LNG imports by Japan, Korea and Taiwan have formed the... /article/China-and-India-twinned-for-growth-1937 /article/China-and-India-twinned-for-growth-1937 06/11/2008 12:00:00 Asian Importers The diverse array of LNG export projects currently being promoted in Australia include floaters, coalbed methane schemes and hub terminals There is no better place to start a new review of Asi... /article/LNG-is-the-wizard-of-Oz-1938 /article/LNG-is-the-wizard-of-Oz-1938 06/11/2008 12:00:00 Asian Exporters In developing its LNG integrated automation systems Honeywell focuses on improving user-friendliness and keeping pace with technology Honeywell Process Solutions, one of the leading suppliers o... /article/Honeywell-at-the-human-machine-interface-1939 /article/Honeywell-at-the-human-machine-interface-1939 06/11/2008 12:00:00 Cargo Control The four high-performance tugs for Yemen LNG service encapsulate Lamnalco’s three decades of experience operating LNG terminal tugs LNG marine terminal towage and support represent a key comp... /article/Lamnalco-brings-experience-to-bear-in-Yemen-1940 /article/Lamnalco-brings-experience-to-bear-in-Yemen-1940 06/11/2008 12:00:00 Tugs Force Technology is setting the pace in LNG tug simulator training; the next product to be unveiled is a dedicated 360° field of view simulator The rapid expansion of the world LNG carrier fleet has ... /article/The-use-of-Force-is-recommended-1941 /article/The-use-of-Force-is-recommended-1941 06/11/2008 12:00:00 Tugs Smit is committed to the growing LNG terminal sector and with it, the need for increasingly sophisticated tugs and well-trained local crews The LNG market is becoming increasingly important for the T... /article/Smit-builds-LNG-tug-network-1942 /article/Smit-builds-LNG-tug-network-1942 06/11/2008 12:00:00 Tugs As the global shiprepair industry seeks to meet the needs of a rapidly expanding LNGC fleet, virtually all new capacity is located East of Suez Many LNG pundits are predicting as many as 100 la... /article/Strong-repair-centres-get-stronger-1943 /article/Strong-repair-centres-get-stronger-1943 06/11/2008 12:00:00 Shiprepair LNG Ebisu will help Golar LNG maintain an active presence in the spot market until her long-term employment kicks in in two years time Delivered in September 2008, the 147,200m3 spherical tank LNG Eb... /article/Spot-market-baptism-for-LNG-Ebisu-1944 /article/Spot-market-baptism-for-LNG-Ebisu-1944 06/11/2008 12:00:00 Ship Profile Al Shamal and her three Q-flex sisterships were named on the same day at Samsung and delivered shortly afterwards in rapid succession The 217,000m3 Q-flex size LNG carrier Al Shamal was deliver... /article/Al-Shamal-–-one-of-an-instant-Teekay-quartet-1945 /article/Al-Shamal-–-one-of-an-instant-Teekay-quartet-1945 06/11/2008 12:00:00 Ship Profile The latest news from LNG carrier equipment suppliers and service providers worldwide Qalhat LNG receives financial training award The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), the globa... /article/What’s-new-1946 /article/What’s-new-1946 06/11/2008 12:00:00 Equipment & Services Over the past year Converteam has won orders to supply electric propulsion motors for nine new LNG carriers with dual-fuel diesel electric (DFDE) propulsion systems. This success has helped justify th... /article/Converteam-combination-makes-progress-1756 /article/Converteam-combination-makes-progress-1756 22/10/2008 00:00:00 Propulsion Systems Of the three levels of LNG courses available at the Asia LNG Education & Training Center (ALETC) in Pusan the most targeted is the training programme for LNG instructors. The Center held the world... /article/Training-the-trainers-1748 /article/Training-the-trainers-1748 21/10/2008 00:00:00 Training Work is proceeding apace at Ras Laffan to enable the Qatari port to handle rapidly escalating LNG export volumes. Currently handling approximately 30 million tonnes of LNG per annum (mta), Ras Laffan ... /article/Berth-building-at-Ras-Laffan-1749 /article/Berth-building-at-Ras-Laffan-1749 21/10/2008 00:00:00 Terminals