Seatrium has been awarded the conversion of the LNGT Akdeniz into a floating storage and regasification unit, the ninth such conversion the company will carry out for Karpowership, MarineLink reported on 5 October 2026.
The vessel will be transformed from an LNG tanker into an FSRU under the terms of the recent award, with physical work due to begin in the first quarter of 2027. The announcement confirms a further installment in a recurring industrial relationship between the two firms.
The conversion order was described in the MarineLink item as the ninth FSRU conversion agreed between Seatrium and Karpowership. No further technical details, yard location or commercial timetable were included in the published summary.
The decision to schedule work for the first quarter of 2027 gives both companies time to finalise preparatory steps and mobilisation. The report did not specify how long the conversion will take or when the unit might enter service after the yard works commence.
This latest assignment continues a pattern of repeat business between Seatrium and Karpowership and underlines the companies' ongoing co‑operation on floating regasification capacity. MarineLink's coverage presents the award as part of an established series of projects between the two organisations.
Seatrium and Karpowership were named in the report as the principal parties to the contract, and the vessel identified was LNGT Akdeniz. The source did not include comments from either company in the summary available for verification.
Scheduling and immediate next steps
Work on LNGT Akdeniz is scheduled to start in the first quarter of 2027. The published report did not disclose the precise start date within that quarter, the conversion yard or any details of preparatory mobilisation.
The partnership in brief
According to the MarineLink summary, this marks the ninth FSRU conversion project between Seatrium and Karpowership. The repetition of contracts between the two firms was presented as the defining context for the announcement.
The MarineLink Maritime News item, dated 5 October 2026, is the basis for this report and supplies the project award, the name of the vessel and the planned start period for conversion works. No additional verification material was provided within the factual notes used here.
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