KITTERY, Maine — Unprocessed unfair labor practice claims from the MetalTrades Council union’s Portsmouth Naval Shipyard chapter have drawn the attention of Maine and New Hampshire’s congressional delegations.
BW LNG is surfacing as the buyer behind a fresh order for two large LNG carriers at HD Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries in South Korea... The deal was valued at KRW748.5bn ($508m), working out at roughly $254m per vessel ... .
Spot rates for very large gas carriers have climbed to record levels in recent months, driving fresh contracting activity across both South Korean and Chinese shipyards ... South Korean yards have secured a steady flow of VLGC business this year ... .
Norwegian shipowner KnutsenGroup is being linked to another LNG carrier order at South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean, further expanding one of the industry’s largest long-term backed LNG orderbooks ... .