Qatar's Nakilat has boosted its in-house managed fleet to 26 vessels with the completion of the second phase of its transition of its LNG carriers from Shell International Trading & Shipping.

Nakilat said it transferred seven LNG carriers to its in-house technical and operational management during this period.

The last vessel to be shifted over from Shell was the 261,700-cbm Lijmiliya (built 2009), which was transitioned to Nakilat Shipping Qatar (NSQL) on 27 October.