In The Netherlands, Offshore Energy reports construction has begun on a new 41,000-cubic-meter dual-fuel liquefied petroleum gas carrier for Belgium-based EXMAR at the CIMC Sinopacific shipyard in China. The steel cutting ceremony for the midsize gas carrier, the third in a series of four, was held on December 30, 2024. The vessel is scheduled for […]
In Singapore, Kumiai Navigation has ordered another LPG dual-fuel very large gas carrier (VLGC) from Kawasaki Heavy Industries, bringing their total orders at the Japanese shipyard to four. The new 86,700-cbm vessel, designated Hull No 1770, is secured by a minimum seven-year time charter to Canadian energy infrastructure company AltaGas. Kumiai’s managing director, Tomomaru Kuroyanagi, […]
A decarbonization path for the LPG sector continues to increase in importance as a response to political forces which affect regulatory survivability and access to capital. Global North LPG marketers are responding to the lack of green LPG by getting involved in upstream green supply development. Global South countries are looking for ways to unlock […]
