QatarEnergy took delivery of its newest LNG carrier on Monday, August 17.
Al Sabsab is the latest example in a series of LNG carriers that China's Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding has been constructing for QatarEnergy since 2024.
The newbuild 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 other systems for improving hydrodynamics.
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.
Al Sabsab is classed by both China Classification Society and American Bureau of Shipping. She will be operated under a long-term charter with Mitsui OSK Lines.
