The construction guidelines for LNG ships are found in 👉 "The International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk", Commonly known as the IGC Code , which details the main design principles for Liquefied Gas Carriers 📊.

A first cargo of US LNG has been received by Greece’s only floating storage and regasification unit, signalling the start of a new supply corridor 🥇 for imports to southern and eastern Europe.

The 174,000-cbm LNG carrier newbuilding Leshatt arriving at the 153,000-cbm FSRU Alexandroupolis (built 2010) in early December 🚢.

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The U.S. in 2025 became the first country to export more than 100 million metric tons (mmt) of liquefied natural gas in a single year 🥇, powered by the startup of production from new plants.

The world’s largest LNG exporter sold 111 mmt of the fuel 💧, almost 20 mmt more than its nearest rival Qatar and nearly 23 mmt more than it did last year.

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China received 22 shipments of liquefied natural gas (LNG) last year from two export projects in Russia sanctioned 🚨 by the United States and European Unio.

One shipment was from Portovaya and the rest were from the Arctic LNG 2 project 🏭

All of the shipments were delivered to the Beihai LNG Terminal in China's southwestern Guangxi region 📍.

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Capital Clean Energy Carriers (CCEC) has moved to further bulk up its LNG fleet, placing an order for three 3️⃣ newbuildings at HD Hyundai Samho in South Korea.

The en-bloc price for the trio stands at 💰769.5m. The ships will feature upgraded specifications and are designed to sit among the most fuel-efficient LNG carriers afloat 🌎, with lower fuel consumption and reduced boil-off rates compared with older tonnage.

One vessel due for delivery in the third quarter of 2028 and the remaining two scheduled for the first quarter of 2029 🎊.

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Shipbuilders see late surge in LNG carrier orders as year ends with more to come 📈

At least eight LNG carrier newbuildings 8️⃣ have been inked in the last few days, boosting the order total for 2025 to at least 34 vessels 📈.

Contracts for at least six or possibly more vessels are in the pipeline to be signed shortly 🤝, with discussions already underway for fresh orders in 2026.

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China’s DSIC Surpasses 2025 Targets, Marking Milestones in LNG Carriers, Smart VLCCs, and Global Ship Repair Market 🎊

During peak production periods, DSIC had as many as 63 vessels under construction simultaneously 📈.

This drives specialized production patterns across its bases: the Dalian base focuses on VLCCs, 110,000 DWT product tankers, and large LNG carriers 🚢

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Seapeak named as shipowner behind one of last LNG carrier orders of 2025 🎯

Seapeak is being linked to an order for two LNG carrier newbuildings worth 💰498.7m at Samsung Heavy Industries.

Newbuildings being connected to charters with upcoming floating LNG project 🏭

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Heavy newbuilding and tightening climate rules point to a testing year for LNG shipping in 2026 🚢.

Massive liquefaction capacities expected by 2030 💧 will require a substantial increase in the LNG carrier fleet.

The fleet is already expanding faster than liquefaction capacity, with fleet growth of about 10% in 2025, with 89 LNG carriers joining the fleet, followed by 94 and 92 scheduled for delivery 🚀 in 2026 and 2027.

At mid-2025, the global fleet stood at 823 vessels against an orderbook of 343 ships 🏗, equivalent to 42% of the fleet.

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Under the full escort of the Nantong Maritime Bureau’s patrol vessel and tugboats, the large floating liquefied natural gas facility “F450 FLNG,” 🚢 built by a company in Nantong, Jiangsu, was successfully launched and safely berthed at the outfitting dock 🎊.

This facility is Indonesia’s first and the world’s ninth FLNG project 9️⃣, marking a new high for Nantong’s offshore equipment manufacturing capabilities.

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Egypt’s EGAS signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) 🤝 with QatarEnergy for the supply of up to 24 LNG cargoes to be delivered in Ain Sokhna and Damietta ports ⚓ throughout the summer of 2026.

The MoU builds upon a strategic foundation laid during a May 2025 meeting in Doha, where Egypt and Qatar first discussed long-term contracts and infrastructure integration.

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As more ships switch to liquefied natural gas as their primary fuel source, the Port of Nanaimo and Seaspan are stepping up 🤝 to meet the demand.

Seaspan operates three ships – the Seaspan Lions, Seaspan Garibaldi and Seaspan Baker – that carry out ship-to-ship LNG bunkering 💧 to vessels in Nanaimo, Vancouver and Long Beach, Calif.

LNG shore-to-ship and ship-to-ship bunkering is now a growing portion of the services the Port of Nanaimo 📍 provides for shipping, delivering cargo and anchoring in Nanaimo.

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China’s Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering has held a keel-laying ceremony 🏗 for Vitol’s 12,000-cbm liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering and supply vessel.

CIMC SOE will build for Vitol’s unit, Vitol International Shipping, one 1️⃣ 12,500-cbm and one 2️⃣ 20,000-cbm LNG bunkering vessel.

The company will take delivery of the vessels in the fourth quarter of 2026 and the third quarter of 2027 🎊.

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This is the design for the first LNG ship featuring three tanks🥇

The switch from four tanks to three in a new LNG carrier design from GTT - Technology for a Sustainable World could reduce voyage-based emissions by up to 27% 📉.

The 200,000 cu m LNG design will trade at lower service speeds and will reduce unit freight costs by 5.5% from the outset 📉 , and by 14% by mid-century under regulatory frameworks including the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) and FuelEU Maritime 📉.

More LPG to LNG transition opportunitie.

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