CIMC SOE gets an order for four LPG dual-fuel vessels

Chinese shipbuilder Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering (CIMC SOE) has received an order for four dual-fuel mid-sized LPG/ammonia carriers from an unnamed “European shipowner.”

PHOTO: A model of CIMC SOE’s dual-fuel mid-sized LPG/ammonia carrier. CIMC SOE

The vessels will be able to run on LPG or conventional marine fuels. The four 40,000 cbm-capacity carriers will be fully capable of carrying ammonia and vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) in addition to LPG.

CIMC SOE has not disclosed any details about the European buyer. The vessels are expected to be delivered in 2028.

In August last year, Norwegian gas company Avance Gas exercised an option with CIMC SOE to add two more dual-fuel mid-sized gas carriers (MGCs), taking its MGC order tally to four.

By Tuhin Roy

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