Greek shipowner orders LNG tanker in Korea

Alpha Tankers & Freighters, a Greek shipowner, ordered a liquefied natural gas carrier at STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co., Bloomberg Businessweek reported citing Lloyd’s List information.

Alpha Tankers & Freighters converted an order for two capesize bulk carriers, with delivery of the tanker due in April 2015 and an option placed for a second, the paper said. It’s the 25th LNG gas carrier ordered by shipowners in Greece in 2011, according to Lloyd’s List.