???? 據世界天然氣網站2月8日消息 全球最大的液化天然氣運輸商卡塔爾天然氣運輸公司（Nakilat）公布了自成立以來的最高利潤。

????截至2020年12月31日，這家卡塔爾液化天然氣航運巨頭實現凈利潤11.6億里亞爾（3.189億美元）。

????這比2019年公布的10億里亞爾（2.747億美元）增加了15.7%。

????盡管受到全球COVID-19疫情影響，該公司已經完成了第二階段的船隊管理過渡，涉及7艘船只。該公司還接收了兩艘新建MEGI LNG船，同時還完成了首次FRSU到NSQL管理的轉換。

????卡塔爾天然氣運輸公司公布稱，2020年收入為40.2億里亞爾（11億美元），較2019年公布的收入增長3.4%。

????卡塔爾天然氣運輸公司董事會主席Mohammed Bin Saleh Al Sada表示：“在過去的一年里，卡塔爾天然氣運輸公司與全球航運和海運業的其他行業一樣，由于COVID-19全球疫情，其運營面臨著前所未有的挑戰。”

????王磊 摘譯自 世界天然氣

????原文如下：

????Nakilat post record profit in 2020

????Qatar’s Nakilat, the world’s largest LNG shipper, reported its highest profit since inception.

????The Qatari LNG shipping giant posted a net profit of 1.16 billion Qatari Riyals ($318.9 million) for the year ended December 31, 2020.

????This is an increase of 15.7 per cent from the 1 billion Qatari Riyals ($274.7 million), reported in 2019.

????Despite the effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the company has completed the second phase of fleet management transition involving 7 carriers. The company has also taken delivery of two MEGI LNG newbuilds. It has also completed the first FRSU transition to NSQL-management.

????Nakilat also reported a revenue of 4.02 billion Qatari Riyals ($1.1 billion), 3.4 per cent up on the revenue reported for 2019.

????Mohammed Bin Saleh Al Sada, chairman of Nakilat’s Board of Directors said: “During this past year, Nakilat, like the rest of the global shipping and maritime industry, has had to navigate unprecedented challenges to its operations due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.”

????The company’s CEO, Abdullah Fadhalah Al Sulaiti added that amid the challenging business landscape, Nakilat remained steadfast in executing its long-term strategies, sustaining operational efficiencies while ensuring fiscal discipline across our global shipping and maritime operations.