Daewoo Shipbuilding To Build 6th LNGC For Maran Gas
South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has secured a sixth order for a liquefied natural gas carrier (LNGC) from Maran Gas Maritime, a division of Greek shipping group Angelicoussis.
The 174,000 m3 LNGC is to be built at the Geoje Okpo shipyard and dispatched to Maran Gas in the fourth quarter of 2021, DMSE said in an August 22 statement. It will be equipped with DMSE’s advanced partial re-liquefaction system (A-PRS).
Maran Gas is one of DMSE’s top customers, and was responsible for six of the seven LNGC orders DSME has received this year. The pair are in talks on additional orders, the South Korean firm said.
DMSE’s current orderbook for 2019 includes 17 vessels worth $3bn. Besides the seven LNGCs, the company has also been commissioned to build crude oil carriers and submarines.