GasLog has ordered two 174,000-cu m LNG carriers from South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), with options for an additional four more units.

Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has ordered a new eco-friendly LNG carrier from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) on the back of a newly secured time-charter deal with LNG Marine Transport, a subsidiary of Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco).

Evergas has approached China’s Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering (SOE) to build three more 27,500 cu m LNG/multigas vessels, adding on to three that are already under construction.

Tokyo LNG Tanker, wholly-owned by Tokyo Gas, has approached Japanese lines Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) to jointly build and own two new LNG carriers.

The launching ceremony of the fourth ship in a series of four LNG carriers held in South Korea on 11 February 2014. The ship’s construction takes place at STX Offshore and Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. The LNG carrier SCF Mitre will be assigned the RS...

Qatar Shipping has secured a QAR1.55bn ($425.7m) loan from a consortium of international banks to refinance its four LNG tankers.

Keppel Singmarine has entered into a technical assistance and license agreement with LNG containment manufacturer Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT).

India-based Cochin Shipyard is eyeing to build LNG vessels for the country's Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.

A consortium comprising of Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK), Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) and Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) have reached a long term charter for one LNG carrier with New Delhi-based Petronet LNG Limited (PLL).

Russia’s Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Korean Register (KR) for technical co-peration on icebreakers and LNG.