Wärtsilä Gas Solutions, an arm of Finland-based technology group Wärtsilä, has been commissioned by South Korea’s giant Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) to provide its cargo-handling and fuel gas supply system for five dual-fuel very large ethane gas carriers (VLECs).

As disclosed, the vessels in question are currently under construction at Samsung Heavy Industries’ yard for Japanese maritime transport major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL). Once completed and handed over, the VLECs are planned to be used to carry ethane from the United States to Thailand, according to Wärtsilä.