ADNOC Logistics & Shopping (L&S) has upped the ante on earlier orders by adding three additional new-build LNG vessels to its portfolio, as demand for LNG around the world continues to grow.

There are how 805 LNG-fuelled ships in operation or on order, and 229 more ‘LNG-ready’ ships, according to the latest Alternative Fuels Insight from classification society, DNV.

Ocean Network Express (ONE) has contracted its first containership newbuildings from Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Nihon Shipyard Ltd.

Affected by the covid-pandemic domestically, the major shipbuilding indexes of Chinese shipyards showed clear decline during January-April 2022.

Saudi shipyard International Marine Industries (IMI) has inked an agreement with Keppel LeTourneau Middle East (KLET) for the design and construction of offshore rigs.

Regional Container Lines (RCL) has inked a contract with Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding for the construction of two more 7,000 teu containerships.

The Liberian Registry has seen an increase in its fleet and a decreasing average age of vessels.

NYK has inked a fourth long-term charter for an LNG carrier with France’s EDF Group.

China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) is planning to build and invest in up to 22 LNG carriers.

The latest figures from DNV’s Alternative Fuels Insight (AIF) platform show an increased take-up of LNG-fuelled newbuilding contracts over the first four months of this year, compared with the corresponding period of 2021.