Nakilat Takes Full Control of Al Sadd LNGC
Qatari shipowner Nakilat has assumed full ship management and operations of Q-Flex LNG carrier Al Sadd from Shell Trading and Shipping Company as part of the second phase of its fleet management transition programme, it said on August 13.
With a cargo carrying capacity of 210,200 m3, Al Sadd is wholly-owned by Nakilat and chartered by Qatargas. The vessel built in South Korea by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering was delivered in September 2011 and has been in service ever since.
Al Sadd is the fifth vessel that will come under the management of Nakilat this year, bringing the total number of vessels managed by NSQL to 24, comprising of 20 LNG and 4 LPG carriers.
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