Qatar LNG carrier agreement hailed as China’s largest shipbuilding export deal yet

Qatar Petroleum has entered into an agreement to reserve LNG ship construction capacity in China to be utilized for its future LNG carrier fleet requirements, including those of its ongoing North Field

International Seaways sells 49% stake in Q-Flex quartet to Nakilat

Nakilat (Qatar Gas Transport Company Ltd.) has paid $123 million in cash to take full ownership of four Q-Flex LNG carriers from joint-venture partner New York City headquartered International Seaways, Inc. (NYSE:

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding christens next-gen LNG carrier

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding’s Nagasaki, Japan, Shipyard & Machinery Works yesterday held a christening ceremony for a next-generation LNG carrier that will serve the Freeport, Texas, LNG project. Named Bushu Maru, the vessel is

Qatar Petroleum plans to build 100 or more LNG carriers

Qatar Petroleum has issued an “invitation to tender” for the reservation of the shipbuilding capacity required for the construction of the 100 or more LNG carrier newbuilds required for its North Field

Chinese shipbuilder gets AiP for giant gas carriers

Classification society ABS has granted Approval in Principle (AiP) to two new gas carrier designs from China’s Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding: a 200,000 cu.m LNG carrier and a 147,000 cu.m Very Large Ethane Carrier

Wärtsilä and Samsung JDP targets LNG carriers and shuttle tankers

Wärtsilä Corporation has signed a joint development project agreement with South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) aimed at finding a more efficient solution for LNG carriers and shuttle tankers. An important

Nakilat adds to fleet through new JV with Angelicoussis

Doha, Qatar, based Nakilat (Qatar Gas Transport Company) is again adding to its LNG carrier fleet through a new joint venture with long time partner Maran Ventures, the LNG ship-owning arm of

TEN eyes further LNG carrier orders

TEN, Ltd (Tsakos Energy Navigation) (NYSE:TNP) today reported new charters for its two LNG carriers, the Neo Energy and the Maria Energy, to what it called “significant international energy concerns” for an

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding christens Cameron Project LNG carrier

In a ceremony held earlier today at its Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works, Mitsubishi Shipbuilding christened the Marvel Crane, the first of two advanced 177,000 cu.m LNG carriers being built for Mitsui

DSME sees order intake improving

JUNE 11, 2018 — South Korea’s Yonhap news agency quotes Daewoo Shipbuilding Marine & Engineering CEO Jung Sung Lee as saying the company could achieve 9.8 trillion won (US$9.1 billion) in sales

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