The US has exported ethane to China on a very large ethane carrier (VLEC) for the first time despite the ongoing trade war between the two countries.
According to cargo intelligence provider Kpler, the 83,757-cbm JS Ineos Marlin (built 2019) is sailing for China via the Panama Canal after loading a combined 850,000 barrels of ethane at Marcus Hook in Pennsylvania and Morgan’s Point in Texas.
