Avenir LNG marks keel laying of newbuild LNG bunker vessel in China

Wed 29 Jul 2026, 06:55 GMT | Updated: Wed 29 Jul 2026, 06:57 GMT | Bunker Index Staff

Avenir LNG marks keel laying of newbuild LNG bunker vessel in China

Ceremony held to signal the formal start of the vessel's construction at CIMC SOE.

Keel-laying ceremony of vessel with builder's hull no. S1124.

Avenir LNG advances its LNG bunkering fleet with the keel laying of a newbuild vessel in China. Pictured: Keel-laying ceremony of a 20,000-cbm LNG bunkering vessel with hull no. S1124. Image credit: Avenir LNG

Avenir LNG confirms that it has begun construction of a new LNG bunkering vessel in China.

The keel-laying ceremony took place on 24 July, marking the formal start of the vessel's construction at Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering (CIMC SOE).

Avenir LNG is a leading supplier of LNG and liquefied biomethane (bio-LNG) as marine fuel. Of the five vessels currently in operation, the 20,000-cbm Avenir Achievement, the 7,500-cbm Avenir Advantage and 7,500-cbm Avenir Accolade are chartered to Shell, Petronas LNG, and New Fortress Energy, respectively.

The 7,500-cbm Avenir Aspiration was chartered by LNG Shipping S.p.A., a wholly owned subsidiary of Eni, in a multi-year time charter commencing in 2025.

And the Avenir Ascension, also with a 7,500-cbm capacity, is chartered by Avenir's London-based physical LNG trading division, Avenir Supply and Trading.

As previously reported, the keel of a new 20,000-cbm LNG carrier and bunkering vessel for Avenir LNG was laid on 27 March.

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