SK Shipping boosts LNG fleet as global energy concerns grow
- Owner Hahn & Co will hand rebranded SK Shipping 16 LNG carriers with H-Line Shipping contracts, in exchange for 12 tankers and $300m in cash
- Reshuffle creates two specialists — K-LNG with 32 LNG carriers and 14 LPG vessels, and H-Line as a dedicated tanker and bulker operator
- Long-term contracts bet comes as LNG spot rates soften amid tension at Hormuz, a chokepoint carrying up to 25% of global LNG
A bigger fleet would help SK Shipping win market share as AI and chip demand lift long-term gas transport needs, the owner said
