The Norwegian-Japanese joint company Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers (KNOT) has ordered for up to four suezmax shuttle tankers with Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry (Zhoushan).
Singapore shipyard group Seatrium has renewed a long-term contract with GasLog LNG Services and Shell International Trading and Shipping Company (STASCO) for the repair and upgrading of their fleet of LNG carriers.
QatarEnergy, which owns the world’s largest fleet of LNG carriers, has selected Nakilat (Qatar Gas Transport Company Limited) to own and operate up to 25 new LNG carriers of 174,000m3 to be built at shipyards in South Korea.
The forecast return of VLCC newbuilding orders would appear to have taken off with Dalian Shipbuilding Industry (DSIC) announcing that the company has contracted up to 14 newbuild orders from two European owners.