LNG

Oct 31 (LNGJ) - Qatar Gas Transport Co., known as Nakilat, has taken back management of the 266,000 cubic metres capacity carrier “Mozah” from Shell International Trading and Shipping Co. as part of a phased transition back to Qatari hands of the Gulf state’s LNG fleet. Nakilat Managing Director Abdullah Fadhalah Al Sulaiti said: “This management takeover of ‘Mozah’ will mark the beginning of another chapter for Nakilat’s operations as we expand our role as a ship manager and move towards consolidating the operations for our wholly-owned vessels in-house.” The “Mozah” is wholly-owned by Nakilat and chartered to Qatargas. The vessel has already completed 55 voyages, covering almost 700,000 nautical miles since it was delivered in July 2008.