{"id":14566,"date":"2020-07-30T09:34:34","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T06:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/flex-takes-delivery-of-its-first-2020-lng-newbuild\/14566\/"},"modified":"2020-07-30T09:34:34","modified_gmt":"2020-07-30T06:34:34","slug":"flex-takes-delivery-of-its-first-2020-lng-newbuild","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/flex-takes-delivery-of-its-first-2020-lng-newbuild\/14566\/","title":{"rendered":"Flex takes delivery of its first 2020 LNG newbuild"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Norway-based shipping company Flex LNG has taken the delivery of its first newbuild carrier for this year and expects additional vessels to follow shortly.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Image: Flex LNG<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

South Korea’s Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries delivered the 174,000-cbm Flex Aurora on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The LNG shipping company controlled by billionaire John Fredriksen said last month<\/a> it would take the delivery of the vessel by end-July.<\/p>\n

Flex Aurora features WinGD low-pressure X-DF engines and GTT\u2019s Mark III Flex containment system.<\/p>\n

The company recently also said it secured employment<\/a> for the newbuild along with two other carriers. <\/p>\n

Flex LNG expects to take the delivery of the vessel’s sister ship Flex Amber soon followed by Flex Volunteer and Flex Vigilant.<\/p>\n

The company currently has seven vessels on the water and an additional six newbuildings under construction at Hyundai Heavy and DSME.<\/p>\n

The post Flex takes delivery of its first 2020 LNG newbuild<\/a> appeared first on Offshore Energy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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