Two South Korean shipbuilders, French energy major TotalEnergies and four shipowners are in the process of finalising the renegotiation of 17 LNG carrier berths originally earmarked for the postponed Mozambique LNG project.

Those following the project said talks are close to being concluded on the nine berths set aside at Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries — Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines is signed up to five of those vessels and K Line four — as well as eight at Samsung Heavy Industries, where NYK Line and Greece’s Maran Gas Maritime are each pencilled in against four of those berths.