LNG

Gaztransport and Technigaz (GTT), the French LNG storage technology company, has received design approval from two European classification societies for the latest containment system.

Gaztransport and Technigaz (GTT), the French designer of liquefied natural gas maritime and onshore storage, has received approval for the No. 96 containment system application as an LNG fuel tank for Ultra-Large Container Vessels from the European classification society DNV GL as the number of LNG-powered ships increases.

Zvezda Shipbuilding in the Russian Far East has signed a technical assistance and license agreement with Gaztransport and Technigaz (GTT), the French designer of liquefied natural gas maritime and onshore storage systems, to build ice-breaking LNG carriers using GTT tanks.

Gaztransport and Technigaz (GTT), the French technology firm for designs of systems for the maritime transportation and storage of liquefied natural gas, with Excelerate Energy of the US, a leading floating LNG terminal project company.

Gaztransport and Technigaz, (GTT), the French storage tank technology company, said it received an order from Sembcorp Marine shipyard in Singapore concerning the tank designs of a liquefied natural gas bunkering vessel as fuel and small-scale LNG activities expand in Asia.

The Sembcorp order was from the shipowner Indah Singa Maritime Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL).

GTT said the bunkering vessel with 12,000 cubic metres capacity would be fitted with the Mark III Flex membrane containment system.

The ship’s delivery from Sembcorp is scheduled for the first half of 2021.

“We are very pleased to receive this first order from Sembcorp Marine less than one year after signing a license agreement,” said Philippe Berterottiere, GTT Chairman and Chief Executive.

“This new LNG bunker vessel project strengthens our aspirations for the development of the use of LNG as a marine fuel and further demonstrates the relevance of GTT technologies for this type of application,” added the CEO.

The newbuild when it enters service will be chartered by Pavilion Energy to supply LNG fuel in the Port of Singapore.

MOL will own the vessel and the Singaporean bunker services provider, Sinanju, will help manage the ship.

Pavilion, the energy company owned by Singapore wealth fund Temasek, said it had received a S$3 million (US$2.2 million) grant under the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore’s (MPA) LNG bunkering co-funding programme.

The newbuild will have twin membrane LNG cargo tanks for more efficient boil-off gas management and will fuel ships mainly for the coastal and short-sea trade.

Quah Ley Hoon, Chief Executive of MPA, has said she was extremely pleased to have LNG fueling at the world’s largest bunkering port.

“We look forward to this collaboration catering to growing future demand for ship-to-ship LNG bunkering in Singapore,” she added.

The Singapore LNG import terminal on Jurong Island completed modifications in February 2019 to its secondary jetty and was now able to handle small-scale LNG carriers.

The terminal owner said that vessels with capacities of between 2,000 cubic metres and 10,000 cubic metres could now re-load break-bulk cargoes for delivery to small power plants and other customers in the region.

The modifications include the installation of a new marine loading arm and gangway, as well as new facilities for securing smaller ships at the jetty.

Gaztransport and Technigaz (GTT), the French engineering company specializing in the design of maritime LNG containment systems, secured 14 new orders during the third-quarter, signaling the continued upgrading and expansion of the global LNG carrier fleet.