Russian state-controlled shipowner Sovcomflot (SCF) is set to receive the 174,000m³ SCF La Perouse — the first of three LNG tankers on order with South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI).
Delivery of the SCF La Perouse brings the number of SCF's so-called "Atlanticmax" LNG carriers to five.
The firms conducted a naming ceremony for the vessel at the Samho shipyard on 4 February, with SCF listing the vessel delivery date for the SCF La Perouse as today.
SCF has tied the LNG carrier to a long-term charter with Total, which also holds a term charter on the 172,600m³ Christophe de Margerie — the first of the 16.5mn t/yr Yamal LNG project's Arc7 ice-class LNG tankers.
The firm is scheduled to receive two more such vessels — Hulls 8007 and 8008 — from HHI in the second half of 2020, SCF said. Hull 8008 had previously been expected in the first half of 2021. SCF has signed long-term charters for both vessels with Shell.
SCF also has five more Arc7 LNG vessels on the order book with the Rosneft-led Zvezda shipyard for the Novatek-led 19.8mn t/yr Arctic LNG 2 project, with delivery scheduled for 2023.
| Sovcomflot LNG carrier fleet | |||
| Vessel | Classification | Charterer | Delivery year |
| Grand Elena | Coventional | Sakhalin LNG | 2007 |
| Grand Aniva | Coventional | Sakhalin LNG | 2008 |
| Tangguh Towuti | Coventional | Tangguh LNG | 2008 |
| Tangguh Batur | Coventional | Tangguh LNG | 2008 |
| Velikiy Novgorod | Atlanticmax | Gazprom | 2014 |
| Pskov | Atlanticmax | Gazprom | 2014 |
| SCF Melampus | Atlanticmax | Shell | 2014 |
| SCF Mitre | Atlanticmax | Shell | 2015 |
| SCF La Perouse | Atlanticmax | Total | 2020 |
| Hull 8007 | Atlanticmax | Shell | 2020 |
| Hull 8008 | Atlanticmax | Shell | 2020 |
| Christophe de Margerie | Arc7 | Total | 2017 |
| Hull 041 | Arc7 | Arctic LNG 2 | 2023 |
| Hull 042 | Arc7 | Arctic LNG 2 | 2023 |
| Hull 043 | Arc7 | Arctic LNG 2 | 2023 |
| Hull 044 | Arc7 | Arctic LNG 2 | 2023 |
| Hull 045 | Arc7 | Arctic LNG 2 | 2023 |
| — Argus Media | |||
