GTT has received an order from its partner the shipyard HD Hyundai Heavy Industries to design the cryogenic fuel tanks of five very large container vessels fuelled with Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) on behalf of the ship-owner Yang-Ming.
According to GTT, this is the first time that a Chinese ship-owner has opted for LNG propulsion technology for its container ships. These five container vessels of 15,500 TEU each will be equipped with one single LNG fuel tank, with a capacity of 12,700 m3.
The tanks will be fitted with the Mark III Flex membrane containment technology, developed by GTT, offering a low Boil-Off Rate (BOR) for improved vessel operations.
The delivery of these vessels is scheduled between the second quarter of 2026 and the first quarter of 2027.
