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LNG carrier
Every Vessel Hunter story on LNG carrier: 21 stories, from 21 August 2026 to 9 October 2026. Newest: "Busan manager IOB takes over four Arc4 LNG carriers once built for MOL". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.
Busan manager IOB takes over four Arc4 LNG carriers once built for MOL
Busan-based IOB has started operations with four 174,000 cu m Arc4 LNG carriers built for MOL and plans to add three to six Arc7 ships in 2027.
Wärtsilä signs five-year service deal for LNG carriers Al Thurayya and Al Majhoulah
Wärtsilä has signed a five-year service agreement with Greek operator TMS Cardiff Gas for the newbuild LNG carriers Al Thurayya and Al Majhoulah, booked in the third quarter of 2026.
Karpowership's Kinetics to convert LNG carrier Arctic Voyager into an FSRU
Kinetics, a Karpowership initiative, will convert the 2006-built LNG carrier Arctic Voyager into a 143,000 cbm FSRU named LNGT Akdeniz for delivery in the third quarter of 2028.
UK sanctions three Arc7 LNG carriers, including Pyotr Stolypin before her delivery
The UK has sanctioned the Arc7 LNG carriers Aleksey Kosygin, Konstantin Posiet and Pyotr Stolypin, the third still on sea trials, in a 1 October package that listed eight ships.
Panama Canal raises neopanamax draught to 49 feet and adds a daily slot
The Panama Canal has restored a 49-foot maximum draught in the neopanamax locks and will return to ten daily neopanamax transits from 15 October, as near-average rain eases its water deficit.
TotalEnergies and AMNI sanction Ima gas field to feed Nigeria LNG Train 7
TotalEnergies and AMNI have taken the final investment decision on the Ima gas field off Nigeria, which will supply about one-third of the gas for the Nigeria LNG Train 7 expansion from 2028.
Japan Certifies $635M More in Shipbuilding Investment Plans
Japan has certified a further $635m of investment by five shipbuilders, bringing approvals to $1.4bn across eight plans in a programme aimed at doubling output by 2035.
EU Ports Took 156 Yamal Cargoes in Eight Months Before the January Ban
EU ports received 156 Yamal LNG shipments totalling 11.39m tonnes in the first eight months of 2026, 10% more than a year earlier, three months before the import ban takes effect.
Qatari LNG Tanker Clears Hormuz for First Time Since July
The LNG carrier Al Marrouna has passed through the Strait of Hormuz, the first visible movement of Qatari LNG out of the Gulf since exports were halted in late July.
Hanwha Ocean faces a second billion-dollar claim over Arctic LNG 2 ships
LLC Arctic LNG 2 is seeking about 1.37 trillion won from Hanwha Ocean over three cancelled ice-class LNG carriers, on top of the shipowners' existing claim.
Qatar Sends Empty LNG Carriers Back Toward the Arabian Gulf
Six empty gas carriers linked to Qatar are in the Gulf of Oman or heading there and another has crossed Hormuz inbound, a repositioning that would be consistent with a resumption of LNG exports.
Maritime Briefing, 3 September 2026: Hormuz, Strikes, Korean Yards
Two VLCCs struck minutes apart in Hormuz, Rotterdam stopping for eight hours, and Chinese yards taking 57.8% of the world's LNG carrier orders.
China Took 57.8% of Global LNG Carrier Orders in the First Half of 2026
Chinese builders captured 57.8% of the 90 LNG carrier orders placed worldwide in the first half of 2026, widening a gap that stood at 15 ships to 13 in the same period last year.
Core Power and MARAD Sign Seven-Year Plan for 50 Nuclear Merchant Ships
Hulls would be built in Japan and Korea and fitted with BWX Technologies reactors at a US yard, with Corpus Christi named as a candidate site.
Panama Canal Loosens Booking Rules to Stretch Shrinking Transit Capacity
From booking dates beginning 13 September the canal will offer 63 neopanamax slots a week and guarantee minimum allocations to containerships, gas carriers, bulkers and vehicle carriers.
ADNOC L&S Exercises Options for Two More LNG Carriers at Jiangnan
ADNOC Logistics and Services has exercised options for two further LNG carriers at Jiangnan Shipyard in a $444m order, lifting its LNG fleet to 24 vessels.
First Wind-Assisted LNG Carrier Enters Sea Trials With Twin 49m Sails
A 174,000 cu m LNG carrier fitted with two telescopic hard sails has entered sea trials, the first commercial application of wind-assisted propulsion on a gas carrier.
Yangzi Xinfu Delivers China's First Privately Built Large LNG Carrier
Jiangsu Yangzi Xinfu Shipbuilding has delivered Yangze LNG 01, the first large LNG carrier completed by a private Chinese shipbuilder, on a four to five year time charter.
Labor Shortage Caps Japan's Plan to Double Shipbuilding Capacity by 2035
Japan is putting $6.5 billion behind a plan to double shipbuilding output by 2035, but orders have fallen 15 percent this year because yards cannot staff the work.
Japan Convenes Yards, Owners and JERA to Restart LNG Carrier Building
Japan's transport ministry has brought Imabari, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Namura and JERA together to put numbers on order volumes, yard investment and costs for domestic LNG carrier construction.
Everllence and Hudong-Zhonghua to Design 180,000 cbm LNG Carrier
Everllence has signed an engineering design agreement with Hudong-Zhonghua covering a 180,000 cubic metre class LNG carrier using a dual-fuel electric propulsion system.
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