LNG

Qatar Gas Transport Company, known as Nakilat, has signed a long-term agreement to charter and operate nine Q-Max class vessels as part of QatarEnergy's programme to expand its fleet of LNG carriers.

The American Bureau of Shipping, the US maritime classification society, has inaugurated an ABS Global LNG Academy in the Qatari capital Doha and dedicated to training and educating mariners in modern LNG vessel operations.