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BW Gas adds two LNG carriers at DSME

Photo of Jason Jiang Jason JiangOctober 28, 2019
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BW has returned to South Korean yard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) for the construction of two 174,000 cu m LNG carriers.

According to Clarksons, the company placed the order for a price of $186.9m each. Delivery of the vessels are scheduled in June and September of 2022.

This latest order adds to BW Gas’ existing orderbook of four 173,400 cu m LNG carriers at DSME.

BW Gas currently runs a fleet of 18 gas carriers made up of 14 large LNG carriers and four FSRUs, with 16 of the vessels built by DSME.

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Photo of Jason Jiang Jason JiangOctober 28, 2019
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Photo of Jason Jiang

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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