October 12, 2018
The Five “M” Sibling Newbuilding Vessels are out at Sea
Earlier this year, we saw the completion of a Teekay LNG newbuilding sister-ship series from the Daewoo yard in Korea of five LNG carriers, all on long-term time-charter to Shell.
The sister-ships all have names beginning with “M”: Murex and Macoma (2017); and Myrina, Megara and Magdala (2018).
The naming of Murex has an interesting back story: It marked the 125-year anniversary of Shell’s first bulk oil tanker, named after the shell of the Murex sea snail, that first delivered kerosene to Asia.
The vessels are part of 12 LNG newbuildings delivered to the TGP fleet throughout 2017-2018.
