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Nakilat celebrates Steel Cutting of 8 New LNG Carriers at Korea’s Hanwha Ocean Shipyard
The ceremony was attended by senior officials from Nakilat, Hanwha Ocean, and international financial institutions Qatar Gas Transport Company (Nakilat) marked a significant milestone with the steel cutting ceremony for eight of its new LNG carriers …
Mar 17, 2025 / Vessels
Cosco to invest in MOL’s six Q-max LNG tanker newbuilds
The Chinese state giant will acquire a 50% stake in each of the six single-ship entities set up by MOL in Liberia COSCO Shipping Energy Transportation has decided to invest in QatarEnergy’s newbuilding project for six Q-Max LNG carriers with Japanese …
Dec 11, 2024 / Vessels
Wärtsilä Lifecycle Agreement will optimise performance and reliability of seven Capital Gas LNG Carriers
Technology group Wärtsilä has signed a five-year Lifecycle Agreement covering seven 174,000 m3 LNG Carrier vessels operated by Capital Gas Ship Management (Capital Gas). By applying Wärtsilä’s Operational Support service and performance optimisation …
Oct 28, 2024 / Curious
MISC signs shipbuilding contract for two LNG carriers; gets long-term charter with PETRONAS
MISC Bhd and Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd have signed shipbuilding contracts for the construction of two newbuild liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers, scheduled for delivery in 2027. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, MISC said it had also signed …
Oct 4, 2024 / Curious
Wärtsilä and Chevron Shipping partner to lower methane emissions on LNG Carriers
Technology group Wärtsilä, in partnership with Chevron Shipping Company LLC plans to convert one engine on six of Chevron Transport Corporation Ltd.’s LNG Carriers from dual-fuel (DF) to spark gas (SG) operation. The conversions are intended to …
Sep 24, 2024 / Curious
Capital Gas Ship Management takes delivery of newbuilding LNG carriers Assos, Apostolos and Aktoras
Capital Gas Ship Management Corp. (Capital Gas) took successful delivery of the newbuilding LNG carriers Assos, Apostolos and Aktoras from Hyundai Heavy Industries, S. Korea. The sister vessels with a cargo capacity of 174,000 m3 are highly …
Aug 6, 2024 / Vessels
Renewed Wärtsilä Lifecycle Agreement will enhance performance and maintenance of ten Seapeak LNG Carriers
Technology group Wärtsilä has signed a 16-year Lifecycle Agreement with Seapeak Maritime (Glasgow) Ltd, one of the largest independent owner-operators of liquefied gas vessels. The contract covers ten LNG Carriers and is an extension of an earlier …
Jul 30, 2024 / Curious
Ocean Yield invests in LNG carriers with long-term charters
Ocean Yield AS (Ocean Yield) has agreed to purchase infrastructure fund CVC DIF’s share in the French company Geogas LNG, providing an indirect economic interest of up to 34% in France LNG Shipping SAS (FLS). FLS owns a portfolio of LNG carriers on …
Jul 8, 2024 / Curious
GTT Receives An Order From Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding For The Tank Design of 10 New VLGC
GTT announces that it has received an order from its partner Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co. Ltd. for the tank design of ten new very large Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) carriers. GTT will design the tanks for these ten very large LNG …
Jun 25, 2024 / Curious
NYK Jointly Establishes New Ship-Management Company in Hong Kong for LNG Carriers
On December 2023, NYK jointly established OPearl LNG Ship Management Company Limited (OPearl), a ship-management company for LNG carriers. OPearl was founded together with CMES LNG Shipping Company Limited (CMLNG), a subsidiary of China Merchants …
May 30, 2024 / Curious