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Attempt to transit Gulf of Hormuz aborted
The two Qatari-laden LNG carriers 'Al Daayen' bound for Tianjin, and 'Rasheeda', bound for Port Qasim, attempted to exit the Middle East Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz, but have reversed course. Following the aborted crossing, the 'Al Daayen' updated the AIS destination to Pakistan on April 7, 2026, at 09:37 a.m. UTC. The voyages, if successfull, would have marked the first LNG shipments to destinations outside the Gulf since the conflict began, reinforcing that LNG exports through the Strait of Hormuz remained effectively stalled despite limited movements within the Gulf.
Nakilat takes back management of LNG fleet from Shell
Qatar’s Nakilat is growing up as a shipowner. The giant gas operator has decided to let Shell go as a manager of its LNG fleet and take on the duties itself. Shell has provided a range of shipping services to Nakilat’s LNG fleet since it was established in 2006. These included the shipmanagement of 14 Q-Max and 11 Q-Flex LNG carriers and the sharing of Shell’s Shipping & Maritime expertise. The vessels will be transitioned in three phases starting this year and shall be managed by Nakilat’s in-house shipmanagement arm, which currently manages four large LPG carriers and four Q-Flex LNG carriers. This will be the world’s largest transition of an LNG fleet operation. The 25 vessels have so far delivered over 320m cu m of Qatar’s LNG to over 20 countries and have travelled 17m nautical miles- the equivalent of over 780 trips around the equator’s circumference. http://splash247.com/nakilat-takes-back-management-lng-fleet-shell/
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