GTT scores tank design order for Chinese LNG carrier

GTT scores tank design order for Chinese LNG carrier

Infrastructure

French liquefied natural gas containment specialist GTT has been contracted to design the tank for a Chinese mid-scale LNG carrier.

Courtesy of Shentzhen Gas
GTT scores tank design order for Chinese LNG carrier
Courtesy of Shentzhen Gas

The order was placed by the Chinese Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding yard.

The yard is building the LNG tanker for its compatriot, Shenzhen Gas Corporation.

The vessel will have a cargo capacity of 79,960 cubic meters of LNG. It will be fitted with the NO96 L03+ membrane containment system, a technology developed by GTT.

The vessel is scheduled for delivery in January 2023.

Shenzhen Gas placed the order for the mid-scale LNG carrier at the end of March. The order has a price tag of $140 million with the vessel’s construction set to start this month.

According to Shenzhen, the vessel will be the largest shallow-water LNG tanker and will be suitable for river-sea transportation.