ADNOC Logistics & Services (ADNOC L&S), the shipping and maritime logistics arm of Abu Dhabi National Oil Co., has deployed five new-build very large gas carriers (VLGC). The 86,000-cu m ships were built at Jiangnan Shipyard Co. Ltd. in Shanghai, China, and will be owned and operated by AW Shipping Ltd., an ADNOC L&S joint venture with Wanhua Chemical Group Co. Ltd. (Wanhua).
The five VLGCs (Al Ain, Zakher, Rabdan, Al Salam and Baynounah) will transport LPG sourced from ADNOC and other global suppliers to Wanhua’s five manufacturing bases in China and one in Hungary. AW Shipping was formed in 2020 to support a 10-year LPG supply contract signed in 2018 between ADNOC and Wanhua.
The ships have dual-fuel engine technology and use LPG as their primary fuel, making them among the lowest-emission vessels of this type, according to ADNOC.
Jiangnan Shipyard is also building five LNG carriers for ADNOC L&S, scheduled for delivery 2025-26 (OGJ Online, June 7, 2022). ADNOC L&S has a fleet of more than 800 owned, operated, and chartered vessels.
