LNG

July 7 (LNGJ) - GTT Training Ltd., a subsidiary of the French LNG storage tanks technology company, has agreed a partnership with Wavelink Maritime Institute (WMI) of Singapore. This partnership will facilitate the delivery of GTT Training’s LNG industry-related courses at WMI’s training facility in Jurong in Singapore. The partnership agreement includes the installation of GTT Training’s Liquid Gas Handling Simulator “G-SIM” at the Wavelink Maritime Centre and the sharing of expertise.

   “We are very pleased to be able to announce this partnership with WMI as it will combine the resources and expertise of two leading institutions, enabling us to better assist the industry in providing the trained personnel they require to meet the increasing demand on vessels that carry and use LNG in the region,” said Ray Gillett, Director and General Manager of GTT Training.

Gaztransport and Technigaz (GTT), the French technology firm for designs of systems for the maritime transportation and storage of liquefied natural gas, has acquired Marorka, a smart-shipping company based in Iceland with services sought by the LNG industry.