LNG

Sept 12 (LNGJ) - French LNG storage tanks technology company Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) said it received two separate orders from the South Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries on behalf of two Greek shipping lines, Tsakos Energy Navigation and Capital Gas Carriers.

   Both vessels will have storage capacity of 174,000 cubic metres. “GTT will design the tanks of the vessels, which will be fitted with the Mark III Flex membrane containment system,” said the Paris-based company. “The delivery of the ships is planned during the fourth quarter of 2021,” added GTT.

Sept 11 (LNGJ) - Gaztransport and Technigaz (GTT), the French LNG storage tank technology firm, said it received an order from Hyundai Heavy Industries of South Korea to design tanks for four new LNG carriers to be built for the Greek shipowner Capital Gas Carriers, a subsidiary of the Capital Group of Evangelos Marinakis. GTT said its Mark III Flex technology had been selected for the tanks on the four ships, each with 174,000 cubic metres of capacity. The delivery of the vessels is scheduled for between the end of 2020 and mid-2021. “We are pleased with the long-term partnership of excellence developed with HHI,” said Philippe Berterottiere, Chairman and Chief Executive of GTT. “This new order represents a major project to which we are proud to contribute,” he added.