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APM Terminals Pipavav commences VLGC operations, establishing strategic gateway for LPG imports
APM Terminals Pipavav (GPPL - Gujarat Pipavav Port) achieved a significant milestone by commencing Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) operations with the maiden berthing of MT Jag Viraat earlier this month. MT Jag Viraat, owned by Great Eastern Shipping …
Aug 16, 2023 / Curious
TGE Marine Completes Milestone VLGC Gas Trial
TGE Marine has successfully concluded the LPG gas trial on Wideshine’s VLGC Gas Neptune. It is a landmark moment for TGE Marine as it marks the completion and delivery of Wideshine’s VLGCs series, consisting of Gas Neptune and Gas Jupiter. …
Aug 7, 2023 / Curious
NYK to Build Its Sixth LPG Dual-Fuel Very Large LPG / Ammonia Carrier
NYK is delighted to announce the order of its sixth liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) dual-fuel very large LPG / liquefied ammonia gas carrier (VLGC) from Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. (KHI). The ship will be built at the KHI Sakaide Works shipyard and …
Jul 14, 2023 / Curious
Dorian LPG Announces Delivery of 2023-Built Dual-Fuel VLGC Cristobal Under Long-Term Time Charter
Dorian LPG Ltd., one of the world’s largest owners and operators of modern and ECO very large gas carriers (VLGCs), announced on Monday (Jul10) that it took delivery of the 2023-built Dual-Fuel LPG carrier Cristobal, which is the third dual-fuel LPG …
Jul 12, 2023 / Vessels
Avance Gas agrees $60 million sale of 2008 built VLGC Iris Glory
Avance Gas Holding Ltd. (Avance Gas) (OSE: AGAS) has announced that Avance Gas has entered into an agreement to sell the Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC), Iris Glory, built 2008, for a cash consideration of $60 million. The vessel is currently …
Jul 6, 2023 / Curious
Astomos, INPEX Complete Middle East’s First Ever Marine Biofuel Supply to VLGC
Astomos Energy Corporation (Astomos) and INPEX CORPORATION (INPEX) announced on Thursday (Jun22) they completed the supply of B24 biofuel bunker to a Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) chartered by Astomos. Based on an agreement between the two parties …
Jun 26, 2023 / Curious
Astomos, INPEX Agree to Supply Middle East’s First Ever Marine Biofuel for VLGC
Astomos Energy Corporation (Astomos) and INPEX CORPORATION (INPEX) announced today they reached an agreement to supply B24 biofuel bunker to a Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) chartered by Astomos in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Over the next …
May 11, 2023 / Curious
Harzand - World’s largest VLGC named and delivered
The world's biggest Very Large Gas Carrier was unveiled on Tuesday in Shanghai, a day ahead of its delivery to Singaporean owner Petredec Global by Chinese manufacturer Jiangnan Shipyard. The vessel, capable of carrying up to 93,000 cubic meters of …
Apr 28, 2023 / Vessels
ADNOC L&S Expands its Shipping Fleet with Deployment of Five Very Large Gas Carriers
ADNOC Logistics & Services (ADNOC L&S), the shipping and maritime logistics arm of ADNOC, has announced the deployment of five new-build Very Large Gas Carriers (VLGC). The gas carriers were built at Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai, China, and …
Apr 24, 2023 / Vessels
IINO Kaiun Kaisha Takes Delivery of VLGC Oceanus Aurora
On March 31st, IINO Kaiun Kaisha, Ltd. (IINO) received the delivery of their new LPG dual-fuel very large gas carrier (VLGC) named OCEANUS AURORA from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. at Okpo Shipyard. As a company, IINO's …
Apr 3, 2023 / Vessels