French liquefied natural gas containment manufacturer GTT says 2018 is off to a "great start" having received new orders to provide LNG containment systems for three LNG carriers and one bunkering vessel that will supply the LNG fuel to the world's largest gas-powered containerships. The three LNG carriers, with capacities ranging from 174,000 to 180,000 m3, will be … [Read more...]
LNG Containment Company GTT Cuts Outlook On Ship Construction Delays
July 21 (Reuters) - French supplier of systems for marine transportation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) reported strong growth in its first-half results on Thursday but cut its 2016 revenue outlook, blaming delays in the construction of some ships. The company, which supplies technologies used to store LNG at very low temperatures during … [Read more...]
Project Team Reveals LNG-Fueled Bulk Carrier Design
A handful of shipping industry leaders have teamed up in a joint project to develop a dry bulk carrier concept that uses LNG as a fuel. The project, dubbed Project Forward, involves international classification society ABS, with Arista Shipping, Deltamarin, GTT and Wärtsilä. Plans for the first concept design were revealed this week at Posidonia, the international … [Read more...]
GTT, DSME Pact to Advance LNG Membrane Technology
The world's leading designer of membrane containment systems has linked up one of the world's biggest shipbuilders to advance the commercial availability of a new, more efficient type of LNG membrane. France's GTT announced Monday that it has signed a cooperation agreement with South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering calling for the … [Read more...]
Ship Photos of the Day – Inside a LNG Carrier’s Enormous Cryogenic Tank
Here's a look inside a cryogenic LNG tank of the 160,000 cbm LNG carrier, Lobito. The photos were taken during a recent visit by Teekay Board Members while the ship was in dry dock in Ferrol, Spain. Delivered in 2011, Lobito was the third of four similar ships built at Samsung Heavy Industries for joint owners NYK LNG, Mitsui & Co. and Teekay … [Read more...]