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News from the seas of the world
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WATERS Edited by:

Giannis Theodoropoulos, Manos Charitos

SHIPPING build the seven vessels, with a carrying capacity
of 174,000 cubic meters, with Hyundai Heavy
& ENTREPRENEURSHIP Industries Co. Ltd.
The 299-metre-long vessels will be delivered
between 2025 and 2026. It is reminded that
in March 2021, QatarEnergy launched an inter-
QATAR’S MASSIVE LNG CARRIER national tender process to shipowners for the
SHIPBUILDING PROGRAM IS charter and construction of more than 100 LNG
PROGRESSING carriers, which will serve Qatar’s ambitious plans
Qatari giant QatarEnergy recently signed deals to increase LNG production capacity.
with an Asian consortium for the time charter of Last April, state-run QatarEnergy signed charter
seven LNG carriers. deals with a MOL subsidiary for the long-term
The consortium, which consists of NYK, “K” Line, charter and construction of four LNG carriers,
MISC Berhad, and China LNG Shipping (Hold- marking the first such charters under QatarEn-
ings) Limited, has entered into a contract to ergy’s shipbuilding program.

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