Indian importer Petronet is due to issue pre-qualification documents today for an LNG carrier.
The company is inviting shipowners with at least three years’ experience in the sector that can provide a vessel between 160,000 cbm and 216,000 cbm for a period of 20 years.
Petronet is expected to home in on a ship of around 177,000 to 180,000 cbm.
The LNG carrier, which must be built by an experienced shipyard, can be a newbuilding or an existing ship less than five years old.
