MOL enhances LNG carrier fleet
The second LNG carrier out of four vessels built in China for the Yamal LNG project has been named “LNG Merak”. The naming ceremony for the LNG carrier, which was jointly ordered by MOL and China Cosco Shipping, was recently held at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding.
The Yamal LNG project was announced at the end of June 2017. “LNG Merak” is the sister vessel of “LNG Dubhe” which was delivered at the end of October 2019 in the same shipyard.
“LNG Merak” will be engaged in the transport of the project’s LNG from transhipment terminals in Europe to LNG terminals in Asia. MOL has been operating 11 LNG carriers built in China for other projects, and “LNG MERAK” will be the 12th LNG carrier built in China to join the fleet of the Japanese carrier.
The Yamal LNG plant has been producing LNG over nameplate production capacity, and over 25 million t of LNG have now been shipped since the start-up of train 1 in December 2017. The plant has dispatched more than 340 cargoes to date. (mw)