Cheniere Marketing International, a wholly owned subsidiary of the U.S. energy player Cheniere Energy, has declared the option to increase the number of newbuild liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers it will charter from Norwegian shipowner Ocean Yield and Japan’s shipping giant Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) .

In December 2025, Ocean Yield and NYK Line announced their agreement to co-invest in four LNG vessels, to be constructed at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea and delivered from 2028, noting that available charter options could double the newbuilding fleet to eight units.