Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVII

No 47

22-November-2004

QATAR

Q-Ship Takes Delivery Of Second LPG/Ammonia Carrier

Qatar Shipping Company (Q-Ship) announced on 8 November that it had taken delivery of al-Majda, the second of two 23,000 cu ms capacity vessels to transport LPG and ammonia ordered from South Koreas STX Shipbuilding. The first vessel, al-Marona, was delivered last May (MEES, 14 June). While Marona is operating on a five-year (extendable) charter with Qatar Fertilizer Company...