Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVII

No 24

14-June-2004

QATAR

Q-Ship Takes Delivery Of LPG/Ammonia Carrier

Qatar Shipping Company (Q-Ship) on 16 May took delivery of al-Marona, the first of two 23,000 cu ms capacity vessels to transport LPG and ammonia. The two were ordered from South Koreas STX Shipbuilding to the standards laid down by Det Norske Veritas (DNV) the international standards benchmark for such vessels with the second scheduled for delivery in October this year. Al-Marona is the...