AsiaMiddle EastVessels Asyad Shipping and MOL sell steam LNG carrier By LNG Prime Staff June 10, 2026 FacebookXWhatsAppLinkedinEmailPrintViber Sohar LNG (Image: Asyad Shipping) Oman’s Asyad Shipping and Japan’s MOL have sold their jointly-owned 2001-built steam liquefied natural gas carrier, Sohar LNG. 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 Asyad ShippingMitsui O.S.K. LinesMOL Most Popular Contracts and TendersSeptember 18, 2026Glencore pens Chinese LNG supply dealSwitzerland-based energy trader Glencore has signed a long-term deal to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to a unit of China Suntien Green Energy. Contracts and TendersSeptember 18, 2026Equinor seals long-term LNG SPA with Thailand’s PTTNorwegian energy firm Equinor has signed a long-term LNG sales and purchase agreement with a unit of Thailand’s PTT. LNG TerminalsSeptember 18, 2026Atlantic LNG rates continue to increaseAtlantic spot LNG shipping rates rose for the third week in a row, rising $5,250 week-on-week to $25,250 per day, according to Spark Commodities. More News Like This VesselsSeptember 11, 2026Hanwha Ocean launches Singapore’s first FSRUSouth Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean has launched MOL’s floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU), which will serve Singapore’s second LNG import terminal. VesselsSeptember 10, 2026MOL names first LNG carrier equipped with sailsJapan's MOL has named what it says is the world’s first LNG carrier equipped with a wind-assisted propulsion system. CorporateSeptember 1, 2026Japan’s MOL merges six ship management companies into one entity Japanese shipping giant MOL, owner of a large LNG carrier fleet, has merged six of its ship management companies... VesselsAugust 10, 2026MOL expects to have 111 LNG carriers in its fleet by March 2027Japan's shipping giant MOL still expects to have 111 liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers in its fleet by March 2027.