What is "nakilat"

Nakilat (Qatar Gas Transport Company) is a Qatari marine company providing the essential transportation link in the State of Qatar’s LNG supply chain. Its LNG shipping fleet is the largest in the world, growing to 61 LNG vessels in 2015. In addition Nakilat manages and operates four very large LPG carriers, which Nakilat jointly owns with Milaha.

Via two strategic joint ventures – Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM) and Nakilat Damen Shipyards Qatar (NDSQ) – Nakilat operates the ship repair and construction facilities at Erhama Bin Jaber Al Jalahma Shipyard in the State of Qatar’s Port of Ras Laffan.

Nakilat also provides port agency services through Nakilat Agency Company (NAC) for the Ports of Ras Laffan and Mesaieed and warehousing for vessels in Qatari waters via Nakilat’s Vessel Support Unit (VSU). Joint venture Nakilat- SvitzerWijsmuller (NSW) offers marine support services at the Port of Ras Laffan and at the State of Qatar’s offshore activity around Halul Island.