CIMC SOE said in a statement that it has recently signed contracts with the two Singaporean shipowners for four firm LNG bunkering vessels.
Under the deal with Purus, CIMC SOE will build two 18,900-cbm vessels.
As recently reported by LNG Prime, UK-based LNG giant Shell will take on charter these two LNG bunkering vessels from Purus.
CIMC SOE will deliver these ships in 2028.
According to CIMC SOE, the new vessels will be under 140 meters in overall length, and will feature two type C tanks.
Moreover, the Chinese shipbuilder will construct two 20,000-cbm LNG bunkering vessels for GSX Energy.
This contract also includes two optional vessels.
CIMC SOE said that GSX Energy is a joint venture of several internationally renowned shipping enterprises.
The shipbuilder did not provide the pricing or other details regarding the contracts.
CIMC SOE’s growing LNG orderbook
Earlier this year, CIMC SOE secured a contract for one 20,000 cbm bunkering vessel scheduled for delivery in September 2027.
The shipbuilder will build the ship for Belgium’s Somtrans.
CIMC SOE said this is its sixth order for the same type of LNG bunkering vessel.
Before these contracts, CIMC SOE clinched an order from Singapore’s Equatorial Marine Fuel Management Services to build one 20,000-cbm vessel in December last year.
This new order from EMF came just two weeks after CIMC SOE announced a contract to build up to two LNG bunkering and supply vessels for compatriot Fuzhou Wuyang Refined Oil Trading.
These LNG bunkering and supply vessels will have a capacity of 12,000 cbm.
Earlier in 2024, Geneva-based energy trader Vitol also ordered two LNG bunkering vessels from CIMC SOE.
CIMC SOE will build for Vitol’s unit Vitol International Shipping one 12,500-cbm and one 20,000-cbm LNG bunkering vessel.
In addition to the order, the trader also signed a seven-year charter deal for one LNG bunkering vessel with UK-based small-scale player Avenir LNG.
CIMC SOE is also building this 20,000-cbm vessel, which will start serving Vitol in the fourth quarter of 2026.
