ZAKHER built in 2022 is a LPG / VLGC / Fully refrigerated vessel. IMO: 9916824, MMSI: 636021496, Callsign: 5LEF5, Category: LPG / 55211, and is sailing under the flag of Liberia.

Explore different types and sizes of LPG carriers, including Handy Gas, Mid-Sizes, LGC, and Very Large Gas Carriers (VLGC) in Maritime Optima.

Looming tariffs, Panama Canal's new dynamics, limited US export capacity and a continued cap on Mideast Gulf LPG production will bring uncertainty to the VLGC market next year and may keep rates well below 2023's record levels.

In August 2023, Astomos Tankers announced a contract with Maersk Tankers for the management of five VLGC carriers with potential additions. In July 2023, NYK ordered the sixth LPG dual-fuel VLGC, which is supported for LPG and ammonia gas, from Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. (KHI).

Zakher (IMO: 9916824) is a VLGC LPG that was built in 2022, previously known as 2728 Hull. Get the latest valuation data, real time AIS position, technical details and more.

“JANUARY 29, 2018 — South Korea's plans to pioneer LPG as a marine fuel with a GE Combined Gas turbine Electric and Steam System (COGES) powered car/passenger ferry are picking up pace.

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The fast-growing VLGC fleet is moving back into balance as the global trade in LPG, driven by US exports and Chinese imports, is growing once again

Jun 11, 2024 · The AiP certificate is issued for next-generation concept designs of 99,000 cbm ethane-fueled very large ethane carrier (VLEC), and 88,000 cbm and 93,000 cbm liquefied petroleum gas- (LPG) fueled very large LPG carriers (VLGC).

The nearby graph plots a projection for overall VLGC supply through 2022, based on the latest orderbook schedule without accounting for future orders or scrap sales. In 2019, total 25 new orders for VLGCs were placed with firming sentiments and a positive outlook on seaborne trade and freight markets.