G E Shipping Takes Delivery of a VLGC

The Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd. (G E Shipping) took delivery of a 1994-built Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) “Jag Vishnu” [49,300 dwt (73,800 cbm)] on 8th July 2014.

Last week G E Shipping had signed a contract to sell a VLGC, “Jag Vidhi” which is a 1990 built vessel of about 49,701 dwt and is due to be delivered to the buyers in the second half of 2014-15.

With the induction of “Jag Vishnu”, the Company’s fleet stands at 29 vessels, comprising 21 tankers (8 crude carriers, 12 product tankers, 1 LPG carrier) and 8 dry bulk carriers (1 Capesize, 3 Kamsarmax, 4 Supramax) with an average age of 9.7 years aggregating  2.37 mn dwt.