LNG

Jan 8 (LNGJ) - Gaztransport and Technigaz (GTT), the French LNG storage technology firm, said it received an order from the Korean shipyard Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) concerning the tank design for a new LNG carrier with 174,000 cubic metres capacity from an as yet unnamed European ship-owner.

   GTT said that its membrane containment tank system, the No. 96 GW,  had been selected for the design. The delivery of the ship is scheduled for early 2022. “We are very pleased to continue our partnership of excellence with DSME with this new order,” said Philippe Berterottière, Chairman and Chief Executive of GTT.

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.

Gaztransport and Technigaz (GTT), the French LNG maritime storage tank firm, has received an order from the Chinese shipyard Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding for its technology for two ships to operate as conventional LNG carriers as well as floating storage and regasification units.