Vitol has revealed that it has ordered two specialist LNG bunker vessels to support its growing LNG bunkering operations.

The company also confirmed the charter of an Avenir LNG bunkering vessel, a fixture that TradeWinds revealed on Tuesday.

The energy trader said in a statement released on Wednesday that its Singapore-based shipping arm, Vitol International Shipping, has ordered the two LNG bunkering vessels at CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering shipyard in Nantong, China.