The Great Eastern Shipping Company has contracted to buy a secondhand very large gas carrier of about 84,048 cubic meters (cbm) on 19 December 2025, reports Nautical Voice.
The 2015-built South Korean vessel is expected to join the Company’s fleet in Q4 FY26. The proposed vessel will be financed entirely from internal accruals. The purpose of the acquisition is expansion of the fleet.
The company’s current owned fleet stands at 40 vessels, comprising 26 tankers (6 crude carriers, 16 product tankers, 4 LPG carriers) and 14 dry bulk carriers aggregating 3.32 million deadweight tonnage. The company’s current capacity utilization is close to 100%.
Additionally, the company has contracted to buy one secondhand ultramax dry bulk carrier and sell one kamsarmax dry bulk carrier “Jag Aarati”, and these transactions are expected to be completed in Q4 FY26.
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Source: Nautical Voice
