Shipowner Anthony Veder has upped its LNG-capable small-scale fleet to eight vessels with the purchase of two ships formerly held under the Norgas Carriers fleet as well as an unrelated Chinese newbuilding.

Anthony Veder chief executive Jan Valkier confirmed to TradeWinds that the company has purchased the 10,000-cbm multigas carriers Norgas Creation (built 2010) and Norgas Invention (built 2011). TradeWinds reported this week that the pair had been sold by a Nordea Bank-led syndicate.