Teekay has said that the LNG carrier Oak Spirit transisted the Panama Canal with the first cargo of U.S. shale gas destined for Japan.
The Oak Spirit is the second M-type, Electronically Controlled, Gas Injection (MEGI)-Type LNG carrier in the world. The 173,400 cubic meter vessel was successfully delivered to Cheniere Energy on back in August 2016.
Teekay currently has seven more vessels of this kind in various stages of build at DSME – including the Torben Spirit. Two additional LNG MEGI newbuildings will be built at the Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard.
Source & Image credit: Teekay
