LNG Carriers News
| Japan >> 3/5/2024 - Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto) today announced the signing of a long-term charter contract for a newbuilding LNG carrier with Tokyo LNG Tanker Co., Ltd(TLT). (head... |
| Qatar >> 2/23/2024 - QatarEnergy announced that it has named the first LNG carrier to be delivered as part of its new LNG fleet expansion program the “Rex Tillerson” in recognition of the former Chairman and Chief Executi... |
| Qatar >> 2/10/2024 - QatarEnergy announced that it has selected Qatar Gas Transport Company Limited (Nakilat) to be the owner and operator of up to 25 conventional-size LNG carriers pursuant to Time Charter Parties (TCP) ... |
| Japan >> 2/7/2024 - A naming ceremony was held on January 30 for an LNG-fueled capesize bulk carrier that was ordered by NYK and will be deployed to transport iron ore and coal from Australia to Japan under a long-term c... |
| South Korea >> 2/6/2024 - Samsung Heavy Industries announced on the 6th that it has signed a KRW 4.57 trillion contract with a Middle East shipowner for fifteen 170,4000 ? LNG carriers to be delivered by October 2028. ... |
| Greece >> 2/2/2024 - Seatrium Limited (Seatrium, or the Group) has successfully
secured a Favoured Customer Contract (FCC) with TMS Cardiff Gas for the repairs and
upgrades of its Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) carriers. T... |
| United Arab Emirates >> 1/24/2024 - BGN has confirmed an order for two newbuild VLGCs (Very Large Gas Carriers) to be constructed by Hyundai Heavy Industries by 2027. The vessels will support BGN’s successful LPG (liquefie... |
| Russia >> 1/14/2024 - Steel cutting for 6th carrier in the series of ARC7 LNG carriers was started at Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex. Ceremony took place in the Hull Fabrication Shop. The first part was cut on the the high-t... |
| China >> 1/10/2024 - James Fisher and Sons plc (James Fisher) has christened its latest LNG dual-fuel 6,000 dwt chemical tanker, as part of the next phase of its ‘fleet of the future’. The christening of Lady Maria Fisher... |
| Qatar >> 1/9/2024 - Nakilat, a global leader in LNG shipping and maritime transportation, is pleased to announce a strategic shipping expansion through a significant vessel acquisition. Nakilat has placed orders with Hyu... |
| Greece >> 1/4/2024 - Capital Product Partners L.P., an international owner of ocean-going vessels, announced that it successfully took delivery of the LNG Carrier (“LNG/C”) ‘Axios II’. Pursuant to the agreement... |
| Greece >> 12/21/2023 - Capital Product Partners L.P. announced the closing of the umbrella agreement (the “Umbrella Agreement”) entered into on November 13, 2023 with Capital Maritime & Trading Corp. (“Capital Maritime”) an... |
| United Arab Emirates >> 12/21/2023 - Technology group Wärtsilä, through its joint venture company, CWEC (Shanghai) Company Ltd. (‘CWEC’), has been selected as a supplier to deliver four Wärtsilä 34DF dual-fuel auxiliary engines for the s... |
| Australia >> 12/13/2023 - Woodside Energy has reached agreement with three Australian maritime unions on the Australian crewing of
an LNG vessel, building on a cooperative relationship that dates back to the commencement of L... |
| Japan >> 12/12/2023 - NYK Line, Namura Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., and Sasebo Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. are collaborating to replace the main propulsion on steam turbine–driven* Moss-type LNG carriers. In October 2023, NYK wa... |
| Norway >> 12/7/2023 - On Tuesday, December 5th, three designs developed by Deltamarin received Approval in Principle (AiP) from the classification society DNV. The certificates were handed over at Marintec China to China M... |
| China >> 11/30/2023 - GTT has signed a Technical Assistance and License Agreement (TALA) with the Chinese shipyard COSCO shipping (Qidong) Offshore, a subsidiary of China COSCO Shipping Corporation Limited, one of the larg... |
| South Korea >> 11/29/2023 - Technology group Wärtsilä will supply the Cargo Handling Systems (CHS) for four new medium gas carrier vessels, expected to primarily carry ammonia. The 45,000 m3 capacity ships are under construction... |
| United Kingdom >> 11/29/2023 - Capital Gas Ship Management (Capital), Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HD HMD), and Lloyd’s Register (LR) will work together for the construction of two 22,000m3 low-pressure LCO2 carriers, with the capability... |
| Japan >> 11/20/2023 - On the evening of November 19 in Tokyo (early afternoon local time), NYK was informed by Galaxy Maritime Ltd., which is based in the U.K., that an NYK-chartered pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) named... |
