State-owned Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) has reportedly made a move into the LNG carrier sector with an order in China.

The company has contracted two 40,000-cbm newbuildings at an unnamed shipyard, the SinoCast news agency said.

The ships will transport LNG for the first import terminal at Chittagong.

BSC has been contacted for further information.

In December, TradeWinds reported that Excelerate Energy had reaffirmed a timetable that would see it start operations of a floating storage and regasification unit to operate as Bangladesh’s first LNG terminal in 2018.

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