Venture Global swoops on 9 in-build LNG carriers

Arlington, Va., headquartered U.S. LNG export terminal operator Venture Global LNG is getting into vessel ownership. Yesterday, it announced the acquisition of nine LNG carriers currently under construction by an undisclosed South Korean shipbuilder (or shipbuilders). It says that deliveries of the ships will start later this year. Six vessels will have a cargo capacity of 174,000 cubic meters each and three a cargo capacity of 200,000 cubic meters each. All nine ships will be primarily fueled...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/venture-global-swoops-on-9-in-build-lng-carriers/

NYK Line orders MAN ME-GA engines with EGR for new LNG carrier quartet

Japan’s NYK Line has ordered MAN B&W ME-GA engines for four 174,000 cubic meter LNG carrier newbuilds. Each ship will have two 5G70ME-GA Mk. 10.5 engines and all eight engines will feature MAN Energy Solutions’ proprietary EGR BP (Exhaust Gas Recirculation ByPass) emissions-reduction technology.

“We developed this engine for easy application to most contemporary LNG carrier designs and, indeed, all ME-GA orders to date have been exclusively for this segment,” said Bjarne Foldager, head of...

https://www.marinelog.com/technology/nyk-line-orders-man-me-ga-engines-with-egr-for-new-lng-carrier-quartet/

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