France: LNG Carrier SOKOTO to Enter Damen Shiprepair Brest Drydock

Damen Shiprepair Brest (France) received her first firm booking for the drydocking, maintenance and repair of an LNG carrier.

The Bonny Gas Transport-owned, 79,822 DWT ‘LNG SOKOTO’ will arrive at the yard end of August for maintenance work, including drydocking.

Jos Goris, managing director of Damen Shiprepair Brest, says: “We are very pleased with this order and we expect more LNG vessel owners to follow. The yard’s workforce is experienced in repairing LNG vessels and it is good to see this business returning to Brest”.

The vessel is managed by London-based Shell International Trading & Shipping Company Ltd.

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Shipbuilding Tribune Staff, August 30, 2012; Image: damen