U-Ming enters into LNG shipping with K Line deal

Taiwan’s shipowner U-Ming Marine Transport has entered the liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier sector by joining forces with Japan’s shipping giant K Line for one newbuild vessel. U-Ming said in a statement that the two firms teamed up on the ownership of one LNG carrier under a joint venture company. The 174,000-cbm vessel is already…

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