Qatar Gas Transport Company gives details of phased LNG fleet dry-docking through to August 2025
Qatar Gas Transport Company, known as Nakilat, has said that its LNG fleet of 69 vessels would be undergoing dry-dockings in a phased manner through to August 2025.
South Korean shipping lines make pitch to operate vessels for huge Qatar fleet expansion
Five South Korean shipping lines are making a pitch to Qatar to be the operators of the 60 new LNG carriers the Gulf state has said it needs to transport cargoes worldwide from the North Field gas expansion and construction of four new liquefaction Trains at Ras Laffan.
Lloyd's Register signs up for joint industry project with Chinese for large LNG carrier
Lloyd's Register, the UK maritime classification society, has signed an agreement with a group of six Chinese companies to design and develop an LNG carrier with membrane-type containment tanks with total capacities of 220,000 cubic metres.
Chinese shipyard plans to build world’s largest LNG carriers to cope with rise in imports
Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, the owner of the largest Chinese shipyards, said it was planning to construct the world’s largest liquefied natural gas carrier with a capacity of 270,000 cubic metres.
