Dec 22 (LNGJ) - Gaztransport and Technigaz (GTT) said it received orders from the South Korean shipyards of Hyundai Heavy Industries and Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI) for the tank design of four LNG carriers on behalf of European and Asian shipowner. Each vessel will offer a capacity of 174,000 cubic metres.
GTT will design the Mark III Flex membrane containment system for the carriers, with deliveries of the vessels scheduled for the third and fourth quarters of 2024. GTT said this brought to 41 the total number of LNG carrier tank orders the Paris-based company has received this year.