LNG

July 11 (LNGJ) - French LNG storage technology company GTT has received an order from Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding in China. The contract is to equip four LNG carriers to be built on behalf of Japanese shipping company and LNG fleet operator Mitsui OSK Lines. The four ships will have No. 96-L03 tanks, each have capacity of 174,000 cubic metres. GTT said the delivery of the first vessel is scheduled in late 2019. The No. 96-L03 tanks are a newer version of the well-known No. 96 storage systems that have already been installed in more than 200 LNG carriers. “We are very pleased to further strengthen our relations with our partner Hudong Zhonghua,” said Philippe Berterottiere, Chairman and Chief Executive of GTT. “This is an extraordinary order, a very large and major shipbuilding project to which we are proud to contribute,” he added.