Oman’s Asyad Shipping has actually authorized a contract with Korean shipyard Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries to develop as well as supply 2 fifth-generation dissolved gas (LNG) providers in 2026.
Asyad Shipping as well as Asyad Drydock CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, Ibrahim Al-Nadhairi, stated, “The fifth-generation 174,000 cbm LNG carriers meet the highest international standards of environmental and commercial sustainability, as well as boasting 58% less fuel consumption than the older, second-generation 138,000 cbm LNG carriers. Furthermore, Asyad Shipping’s investment comes at a time when green energy demands are growing, exacerbated by international geopolitical developments and the dire need for decarbonized logistics and energy sectors.”
The order is readied to expand Asyad Group’s delivery fleet to 72 vessels in the middle of awaited rise popular for LNG transport as well as power logistics solutions in the worldwide market, the business stated, keeping in mind considerable brand-new manufacturing of LNG as well as export abilities beginning stream in 2025/2026.