Qatar’s state-owned oil and gas giant QatarEnergy has strengthened its global shipping fleet with the naming ceremony for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier (LNGC) at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries’ shipyard in South Korea.
Naming ceremony for Halwan LNG carrier; Source: K Line
A joint venture – sponsored by Japan’s Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line), Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, China LNG Shipping, and MISC through its wholly owned subsidiary, Portovenere and Lerici (Labuan) -held a naming ceremony for a 174,000 cubic meter (cbm) LNG vessel for QatarEnergy at an HD Hyundai Heavy Industries’ facility on July 14.
The newbuild vessel, which expands the Persian Gulf State giant’s fleet, was named Halwan
