GAIL to import ethane from the US

GAIL is looking to import ethane from the US, and, it has issued an expression of interest (EOI) for chartering a very large ethane carrier (VLEC) for 20 years, with an option to extend it for another five years. GAIL intends to use the same vessel for co-transporting ethane and LNG in different compartments. GAIL

World’s largest ethane carrier delivered

Jiangnan Shipyard, located just north of Shanghai, has this week delivered the world’s largest ethane carrier to UK firm Ineos. The 60,000 dwt Pacific Ineos Belstaff very large ethane carrier can carry 99,000 cu m of liquified gas. The vessel features a large B-type tank along with a gas containment system developed by the shipyard