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Purus Marine in for LPG carriers at Hyundai Mipo 

Photo of Sam Chambers Sam ChambersMay 1, 2023
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Fast-growing UK-based Purus Marine has placed an order for four 45,000 cu m scrubber-fitted LPG carriers at Hyundai Mipo in South Korea, due for delivery from the second half of 2025 going into Q1 2026. Clarksons Research lists the orders as coming in at $68.69m per unit.

Established in 2020, the Julian Proctor-led Purus Marine has already acquired a fleet of more than 60 vessels in the ammonia and LNG sectors, battery hybrid offshore wind vessels as well as carbon capture and scrubber-fitted containerships and electric ferries.

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Photo of Sam Chambers Sam ChambersMay 1, 2023
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Sam Chambers

Starting out with the Informa Group in 2000 in Hong Kong, Sam Chambers became editor of Maritime Asia magazine as well as East Asia Editor for the world’s oldest newspaper, Lloyd’s List. In 2005 he pursued a freelance career and wrote for a variety of titles including taking on the role of Asia Editor at Seatrade magazine and China correspondent for Supply Chain Asia. His work has also appeared in The Economist, The New York Times, The Sunday Times and The International Herald Tribune.
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