ONGC orders two ethane carriers from Mitsui O.S.K. Lines

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation of India has entered into an agreement with Japanese shipbuilding company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines. As per the agreement, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines will build, own and operate two Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLEC), which will be used by ONGC for the import of ethane.  The two companies signed a Heads of Agreement on July

AW Shipping orders multiple dual-fuel vessels from China

AW Shipping, a joint venture of the UAE-based ADNOC Logistics & Services and China’s Wanhua Chemical, has ordered nine ethanol dual-fuel Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLECs) and two LPG dual-fuel Very Large Ammonia Carriers (VLACs) from Jiangnan Shipyard in China. In addition to ethanol, the nine 99,000-cbm capacity VLECs can also be fuelled by conventional

Wärtsilä cargo handling and fuel gas supply systems selected

Wärtsilä Gas Solutions, part of technology group Wärtsilä, will supply cargo handling and fuel supply systems for three new large sized ethane gas carrier (VLEC) vessels. The ships are being built at the HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) yard in Korea for owner Purus. The order, which was booked by Wärtsilä in Q1 2024, further

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