Samsung Heavy Industries bags contract for two LNG carriers
Samsung Heavy Industries has secured an order worth 672.20 billion South Korean Won (US$504m) to two LNG carriers, which brings the company’s total order backlog to 46 commercial vessels and orders worth over US$8 billion this year.
Seatrium bags ninth Karpowership FSRU conversion, LNGT Akdeniz
Singapore-based Seatrium has secured its ninth floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) conversion contract from Turkey’s Karpowership, awarding the LNGT Akdeniz project following the sail-away of LNGT Türkiye – the seventh and final vessel under the pair’s seven-FSRU programme.
Zodiac orders two LNGCs from Hanwha Ocean in $500m deal
Zodiac Maritime has entered the LNG carrier market by ordering two firm 174,000 cu m vessels, plus options for two more, from South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean in a deal valued at 680 billion won (about $500 million). Delivery of the vessels is scheduled for November 2029.
CLdN orders LNG-fuelled vessels from Hyundai HI
Luxembourg-based shortsea operator CLdN has ordered two LNG-fuelled RoRo vessels from the South Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries, with delivery scheduled for mid‑2029.
ADNOC adds two LNG carriers to Chinese newbuilding program
ADNOC Logistics and Services has exercised options to get two additional next-generation LNG carriers built at China’s Jiangnan shipyard, further expanding its fleet renewal programme. The two vessels, worth $444 million combined, are due for delivery in 2029.
Hoegh orders more LNG dual-fuel vessels
Aug 27 – Norwegian shipping firm Hoegh has ordered six additional dual-fuel vessels and car carriers, adding to Hoegh’s Aurora class. The ships will be built by China Merchants Heavy Industry in Jiangsu and are scheduled for delivery between 2029 and 2031.
GGT bags LNG tank design order
Aug 25 – Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) has placed an order with GTT of France to design and build the cryogenic cargo tanks for two new LNG carriers. The two 174,000 cbm LNG carriers will be built at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, using GTT’s Mark III Flex membrane containment system, with delivery of the two ships scheduled in first quarter of 2029.
ADNOC places order for four LNG carriers
ADNOC Logistics & Services has placed an order for four LNG carriers at China’s Jiangnan Shipyard in a deal valued at around US$900 million. Each of the newbuild vessels will have a capacity of 175 000 cubic meters and is scheduled for delivery in 2029.
GTT wins tanks order at PipeChina’s Yuengdong terminal
GTT has received an order from China Chengda Engineering Co. to design three very large onshore LNG storage tanks for PipeChina’s Yuedong LNG terminal in Jieyang, Guangdong province.
ADNOC finalises LNGC order
ADNOC is preparing to sign orders for a new batch of LNG carriers at Chinese shipyards in the coming days, the head of ADNOC Logistic & Services, Abdulkareem Al Masabi said. Four to six 175,000-cubic-meter LNG carriers will be ordered to accelerate the company’s entry into the global gas trading market. The latest move follows an order for six LNGC’s worth more than $1.2 billion from China's Jiangnan Shipyard, with the first vessel delivered in April.
