An LNG carrier newbuilding controlled by Dutch shipowner Anthony Veder is heading for its first charter in the Caribbean.

The 30,000-cbm Coral Encanto, which is financed through a Chinese leasing structure with purchase options, finally left China’s Ningbo Xinle Shipbuilding on 13 July.

The ship paused for a day, off Ulsan in South Korea, before heading towards the US, where it is due to arrive on 5 August.