QatarEnergy names newest 174,000cbm LNG carrier

QatarEnergy christened its newest LNG carrier during a ceremony in Shanghai on Tuesday, July 22.

Al Mas’habiyyah is the newest ship in a series of LNG carriers built by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding for QatarEnergy. The other ships in the series are Rex Tillerson, Umm Ghuwailina and Hlaitan, which were handed over in 2024; and Limail and Al Tuwar, which were delivered earlier this year.

The acquisition of the new ships is in line with QatarEnergy’s goal of operating over a hundred vessels to form what it claims will be the world’s largest single fleet of LNG carriers.

Al Mas’habiyyah has an LOA of 299 metres, a beam of 46.4 metres, a depth of 26.25 metres, and a total cargo capacity of 174,000 cubic metres. The ship also boasts a twin-skeg design as well as and other systems for improving hydrodynamics and reducing carbon emissions.

The ship is powered by a dual-fuel diesel engine equipped with an intelligent control by exhaust recycling (ICER) system, which can help reduce methane slip in gas mode as well as greenhouse gas emissions.

By cooling and recirculating the exhaust gas, the ICER system allows some of the methane in the exhaust gas to be re-combusted, thus further reducing the ship's emissions.