Knutsen books new LNG carrier at Hanwha Ocean backed by Edison charter

Norway’s Knutsen Group has firmed up another LNG newbuild in South Korea, ordering a 174,000 cu m carrier at Hanwha Ocean on the back of a long-term charter deal with Italy’s Edison. The contract will see the vessel deliver and begin its charter in 2028. The new carrier will join Knutsen’s expanding LNG fleet and …