QatarEnergy launches two LNG dual-fuel LNG carriers

State-owned petroleum company QatarEnergy has launched the seventh and eighth vessels in its planned fleet of 12 dual-fuel LNG carriers being built by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea.

IMAGE: QatarEnergy’s LNG dual-fuel LNG carrier Sharq. K Line

The new ships, Sharq and Shra’ouh, are fitted with dual-fuel engines that can run on both conventional fuels and boil-off LNG from their own cargo.

The fleet is being developed through a joint venture involving Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line), Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line), MISC Berhad, and China LNG Shipping (Holdings) Limited.

QatarEnergy has not disclosed where these carriers will operate or when the remaining vessels in the series will be delivered.

By Tuhin Roy

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