LNG

Dec 5 (LNGJ) - French LNG storage tank technology company GTT said it received an order from the South Korean shipyard, Samsung Heavy Industries, for tank designs for a 174,000 cubic metres capacity LNG carrier on behalf of Greek ship-owner Minerva. The newbuild will be fitted with the Mark III Flex-plus membrane containment system developed by GTT and the vessel is scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2021. “We are very pleased for the renewed trust of our excellent partner Samsung Heavy Industries as well as welcoming Minerva for its entry this year into the LNG industry,” said GTT Chairman and Chief Executive Philippe Berterottiere. “This order brings to five the number of LNG carriers to be equipped with this new Mark III Flex-plus technology,” added the CEO.