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FSRU Excelsior Arrives and Global Orders Surge
Germany commissions Excelsior FSRU, new bunker vessels rise in Türkiye and China, and Morocco moves ahead on its LNG terminal vision.

This is the first edition of my LNG Shipping Newsletter, where I start with a dose of knowledge 🎓 then I share the latest LNG Prices 💰 before diving into what happened in the LNG shipping industry this week 📅.
🎓 LNGKnowledge
Since it’s the first edition of LNG4U, let’s start with the First ship to carry LNG 🥇. Methane Pioneer was the first oceangoing LNG tanker in the world built in 1945 as a cargo ship before being rebuilt in 1958 for the purpose of transporting LNG and operated between 1959 and 1972 🌎. The cargo of 5000 m³ 💧 was carried from USA to UK in 1958 . | ![]() Source : Alchetron |