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Great Ships of 2020: Seri Everest, World’s Largest Ethane Carrier

Dec 17, 2020

Seri Everest, the first in a series of three 98,000 cbm Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLECs) built at Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (SHI) and delivered to MISC Berhad on October 30, 2020. Seri Everest is the first from a series of six VLECs that MISC purchased in July 2020. As a second generation VLEC, Seri Everest is one of the largest vessels of its kind in the world.With the delivery of MISC’s first VLEC – Seri Everest…

US Ethane Vessels Stalled After Export Licenses Requested

Jun 06, 2025

Over half a dozen U.S.-loaded ethane vessels, originally bound for China, have stalled around the U.S. Gulf Coast after Washington requested U.S. exporters seek licenses to ship the shale gas to the top buyer, according to trade sources and ship tracking data on Friday…

Investment Facilitates U.S. Ethane Imports to Thailand

Mar 06, 2025

Vopak has reached a final investment decision in expanding its global industrial terminal footprint by constructing a 160,000 cubic meter tank infrastructure in Map Ta Phut, Rayong, to support the import of U.S. ethane into Thailand. Vopak's…

AEC Collaborates with ABS for ULEC

Sep 18, 2019

American Ethane Company (AEC) is collaborating with ABS, the global provider of classification and technical advisory services to the marine and offshore industries, on a next generation fleet of Ultra Large Ethane Carriers (ULEC).ABS is actively supporting AEC and its shipping project partners…

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