Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 23

7-Jun-2010

QATAR

Naqilat Announces Delivery Of New LNG Carrier

Qatar Gas Transport Company (Naqilat) has announced the delivery of a new Q-Max LNG carrier, the Aamira, which was built by Samsung Heavy Industries at its Geoje Island in South Korea. The vessel, which has a capacity of 266,000 cu ms, is one of 25 new Q-Max and Q-Flex carriers ordered by the company that will ramp up its LNG carrier fleet to 54 ships as part of the countrys LNG export...