Engineering firm GTT (Gaztransport & Technigaz), which develops containment systems for the transportation and storage of liquefied natural gas (LNG), on Thursday (28 March) received an order from Sembcorp Marine shipyard.
The order concerns the tank design of a 12,000 cubic metre (m3) LNG bunker vessel which will be delivered during the first half of 2021 for the ship-owner Indah Singa Maritime Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL).
“We are very pleased to receive this first order from Sembcorp Marine less than one year after signing a license agreement,” said Philippe Berterottière, Chairman and CEO of GTT.
“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.”
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Published: 1 April, 2019
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