Samsung Gets $235m Gas Carrier Contract

Samsung Gets $235m Gas Carrier Contract

South Korean shipbuilder, Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has won a construction contract for two liquified petroleum gas (LPG)/ammonia carriers. The deal, valued at $235 million, was signed with undisclosed shipowners in the Oceania region. Samsung said that the two VLACs...
read more
World’s First 22,000cbm Multi-Gas Carrier Gets LR, LISCR Nod

World’s First 22,000cbm Multi-Gas Carrier Gets LR, LISCR Nod

Lloyd’s Register (LR) and the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR) have awarded design approval to HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) and Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) for the development of the world’s first 2...
read more
Shipping Firm Receives World’s Largest Liquefied Gas Carrier

Shipping Firm Receives World’s Largest Liquefied Gas Carrier

Jiangnan Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, has delivered the world’s largest Very Large Liquefied Gas Carrier (VLGC) to Singapore-based shipping and trading company Petredec. According to World Maritime News, this marks a si...
read more