Bloomberg reported that Qatar Gas Transport Company took delivery of the Rasheedaa Q Max class tanker, the final of 54 vessels ordered by the company.

The Rasheedaa was constructed at Samsung Heavy Industries Company facility in South Korea and will be used by Qatar Liquefied Gas Company under a long term charter. The emirate is the world's largest producer of LNG, gas cooled to a liquid for transport by ship.

Mr Abdullah bin Hamad Al ttiyah energy minister of Qatar said that "The addition of this ship to Nakilat's LNG fleet marks the completion of a very aggressive and successful construction program."

(Sourced from Bloomberg0