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EPS orders world’s largest ethane carriers in China

By LNG Prime Staff
EPS orders world’s largest ethane carriers in China
Image: Jiangnan Shipyard

Singapore’s Eastern Pacific Shipping has ordered six ultra large ethane carriers from China’s Jiangnan. This new type of vessel can be retrofitted to ship LNG. According to a statement by Jiangnan, the shipbuilder and EPS signed the shipbuilding contract for six 150,000-cbm vessels on August 26. CSSC’s Jiangnan said the “Magnolia ULEC”, developed by the…

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