Second Custom-Built LNG Carrier Named for PNG LNG Project

The second PNG LNG project custom-built ship was officially named in a ceremony at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai, China on 8 April 2016.

The LNG carrier, named Kumul, was built by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co Ltd and can carry approximately 172,000 cubic metres of LNG, PNG LNG said in a statement last week.

The naming ceremony was attended by Ben Micah, Papua New Guinea’s Minister for Petroleum and Energy, ExxonMobil executives and PNG LNG co-ventures.

The Kumul will be operated by Mitsui O.S.K Lines and transport gas associated with the PNG LNG project. The ship is expected to arrive in Papua New Guinea in late next month.

The addition of the Kumul, brings to four the number of dedicated carriers that will ship LNG from the PNG LNG project to customers in Asia.