LNG fleet owner GasLog reports 78 percent rise in annual profits amid merger plan and charter extensions
GasLog Ltd, the operator of a fleet of 27 vessels along with affiliate GasLog Partners, posted a more than 78 percent surge in annual profits as global energy shipping activities intensified and charter options were extended.
UK shipbroker Simpson Spence Young with LNG interests acquires Anchor Shipbroking based in Piraeus
Simpson Spence Young (SSY), the world's largest independent shipbroker established in London in 1880 and a key participant in the LNG business, has acquired Piraeus, Greece-based Anchor Shipbroking.
Capital LNG delivery
June 16 (LNGJ) - Capital Gas Ship Management Corp. has taken delivery of a new LNG carrier, the “Aristarchos”, built by Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea. “With cargo capacity of 174,000 cubic metres, the vessel is highly efficient, propelled with XDF engines and equipped with the latest available technologies, including an air lubrication system and increased filling limits of more than 99 percent,” said Capital Gas.
“It is the third of seven sister ships to be delivered between 2020-2023. The vessel has been chartered to Cheniere for a period up to six years,” said the Piraeus, Greece-based company. Capital Gas is a ship management service provide and currently manages a fleet of seven modern LNG carriers, four under construction and three trading.
