AsiaOther FuelsVessels

China’s STL building fleet of world’s largest ethane carriers

By LNG Prime Staff
Fleet of world's largest ethane carriers in the making
For illustration only (Image: GTT)

China’s Satellite Chemical (STL) will charter a fleet of up to ten of the world’s largest ethane carriers to ship US ethane to China. This new type of vessel can be retrofitted to ship LNG and will be built by China’s Jiangnan and South Korea’s HD Hyundai Heavy, according to shipbuilding sources. STL is proceeding…

LNG Prime Annual Subscription Membership Required

You must be a LNG Prime Annual Subscription member to access this content.

Join Now

Already a member? Log in here

Most Popular

Corporate

Venture Global’s Q2 revenue reaches $4.58 billion, net income jumps

US LNG exporter Venture Global reported revenue of $4.58 billion in the second quarter of this year, a 47.6 percent rise from the year before, while its net income surged 266 percent year-on-year to $1.35 billion.
Contracts and Tenders

Technip Energies scores Malaysian LNG gig

French LNG engineer Technip Energies has secured a contract for Gas Malaysia's planned FSRU-based LNG terminal in Yan, Kedah.
Contracts and Tenders

Glenfarne’s Magnolia LNG seals feed gas deal

Glenfarne’s Magnolia LNG has signed a long-term feed gas deal with Texas Eastern Transmission for its planned liquefaction and export plant in Louisiana.
spot_img

More News Like This

Contracts and Tenders

MISC orders LNG vessel for charter to Petronas

Malaysian LNG shipping firm MISC has ordered one 18,700-cbm LNG carrier from China's Hudong-Zhonghua, backed by a 10-year charter deal with a unit of its parent Petronas.
Vessels

GTT expects 550 LNG carrier orders by 2035

French LNG containment giant GTT expects approximately 550 orders for large LNG carriers over the next ten years, according to chief executive Francois Michel.
Corporate

GTT secured orders for 56 LNG carriers in H1

French LNG containment giant GTT received orders for 56 liquefied natural gas carriers, two very large ethane carriers, one FSRU, and five LNG storage tanks in the first half of this year, while its revenue decreased 0.4 percent compared to the same period last year.
Contracts and Tenders

GTT bags contract for Petronas-chartered LNG carriers

GTT's marine unit has secured a contract to equip Petronas-chartered liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers with its digital solutions.