The Lars VangChristensen-led company said it had acquired the Mayfair (built 2007) and theCharlton (built 2006).

Epic Gassaid the fully-pressurised carriers came with long term charter arrangements,but declined to name the counterparty.

Variousshipping databases show the two ships to be controlled by Singapore-basedcompany Komaya Shipping.

With theselatest acquisitions Epic Gas now controls a fleet of 44 fully-pressurisedcarriers including newbuildings.

In earlyFebruary Epic Gas raised $75m from the sale of 9.37m