Asia Gas

Great Eastern Shipping acquires secondhand gas carrier

Jason JiangMarch 27, 2018

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India’s Great Eastern Shipping has signed a contract to buy a secondhand 36,567 cu m gas carrier.

The 1996-built vessel is expected to join the company’s fleet in the first quarter of 2019.

Splash understands the ship to be LPG vessel Solaro, owned by Italian owner Carboflotta.

reat Eastern Shipping has a fleet of 47 vessels, comprising 32 tankers and 15 bulkers.

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.