An LNG carrier controlled by Greek shipowner Maran Gas Maritime goes into the record books this week as the first LNG carrier to transit the newly expanded Panama Canal.
The Shell-chartered, 161,870-cbm newbuilding Maran Gas Apollonia entered the canal’s new locks on Monday carrying a cargo from Sabine Pass LNG.
BP’s 138,208-cbm British Merchant (built 2003) is expected to follow today with a cargo loaded in Trinidad.
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