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Great Eastern Shipping adds another gas carrier

India’s Great Eastern Shipping has signed a contract to acquire a 2007-built very large gas carrier, its second gas ship acquisition in a week.

The 81,617 cu m vessel is expected to join the company’s fleet in the first quarter of 2019. Splash understands the vessel to be BP’s British Councillor. BP has been having a significant clear out of its older tonnage in recent months.

The acquisition by Great Eastern follows last week’s acquisition of 1996-built LPG vessel Solaro.

Great Eastern Shipping’s current fleet stands at 47 vessels, comprising 32 tankers and 15 dry bulk carriers.

Jason Jiang

Jason is one of the most prolific writers on the diverse China shipping & logistics industry and his access to the major maritime players with business in China has proved an invaluable source of exclusives. Having been working at Asia Shipping Media since inception, Jason is the chief correspondent of Splash and associate editor of Maritime CEO magazine. Previously he had written for a host of titles including Supply Chain Asia, Cargo Facts and Air Cargo Week.
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