Greece’s Thenamaris is to grow its LNG fleet for the first time in seven years with an order for a lone carrier.

Industry sources said Dinos Martinos-led Thenamaris ordered a 174,000-cbm vessel with XDF propulsion at Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea for delivery in 2020.

The contract is understood to have been signed earlier this month at Posidonia in Greece, where domestic owner Alpha Gas confirmed an order for one LNG carrier optional berth and Maran Gas Maritime inked orders for a floating storage and regasification unit and an LNG vessel at DSME

Thenamaris’ newbuilding, which is listed on the company’s...