Laugfs Maritime Services, the shipping division of Sri Lanka's Laugfs Gas, has acquired an LPG carrier.

The 1998-built 3,500cbm Lady Martine was bought from Ultragas at a price of US$2.875m and will be renamed Gas Courage. It will be reflagged to Sri Lanka.

The new vessel will join the company's two other LPG carriers, Gas Challenger and Gas Success.