Teekay to take delivery of its 1st Arctic LNG carrier in Jan

LNG newbuilding, Eduard Toll (Image courtesy of Teekay LNG Partners)

Teekay’s first Arctic liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier, the 172,000-cbm Eduard Toll, is scheduled to be delivered by the end of January 2018.

The ARC 7 LNG vessel successfully completed sea and gas trials and “the team is getting her ready for delivery in January 2018,” Teekay said in a brief statement through its social media channels.

As previously reported, the LNG carrier was launched in January last year at the South Korean Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) shipyard.

It is first of Teekay’s six newbuilds to be constructed for the Novatek-operated Yamal LNG project in Russia, that recently shipped its first cargoes to Europe.

The vessel has been designed and built to perform year-round navigation through the Arctic and has the icebreaking ability allowing it to proceed through ice up to 2.1 m thick, according to Teekay.

 

LNG World News Staff