Singapore-based Nova Shipping & Logistics has emerged as the buyer of two 1970s-built Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL)-controlled LNG carriers.

MOL confirmed last month that it had sold a pair of vessels from its former BGT fleet. The 126,300-cbm LNG Taurus (built 1979) and LNG Capricorn (built 1978) were reported to have been purchased by an Asian buyer at prices of around $18m apiece.

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