Qatar Gas Transport Co (Nakilat) has assumed full ship management and operations of Q-Max LNG carrier Mekaines from Shell Trading and Shipping Company Ltd (STASCo), as part of the planned and phased transition announced earlier this year.

With a cargo carrying capacity of 266,476 cu m, Mekaines is wholly-owned by Nakilat and chartered by Qatargas, said a statement from Nakilat.

The vessel built in South Korea by Samsung Heavy Industries was delivered in March 2009 and has been in service ever since, it said.

Mekaines is the second Q-Max vessel that will come under the management of Nakilat Shipping Qatar Ltd (NSQL) this year, bringing the total number of vessels managed by NSQL to 10, comprising of 6 LNG and 4 LPG carriers, it stated. – TradeArabia News Service