MOL plans to build LNG carrier with Wind Challenger sails

Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) is planning to build a 174,000 cubic meter LNG carrier fitted with Wind Challenger sails and has now received an Approval in Principle (AiP) from ClassNK for its design. It is the first such approval to be granted for an LNG carrier with wind-assisted propulsion.

The design has been jointly developed by MOL and shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean. The 286 x 46 meter ship will feature a GTT membrane-type cargo containment system and the AiP was obtained after MOL,...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/mol-plans-to-build-lng-carrier-with-wind-challenger-sails/

GTT Receives Approval for NH3-Ready Mark III Containment System

GTT, a leading expert in membrane containment systems for transporting and storing liquefied gases, has been awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) from ABS, a prominent classification society, for the NH3-ready notation of its Mark III containment system on LNG-fueled vessels.

Enhanced Versatility and Sustainability

This approval allows LNG tanks equipped with Mark III technology to be converted for ammonia (NH3) use aboard LNG-fueled vessels. The ability to operate on another fuel in their...

https://mfame.guru/gtt-receives-approval-for-nh3-ready-mark-iii-containment-system/

CMA CGM collaborates with GTT and HD KSOE for 12 new LNG-fuelled boxships

In July, technology and engineering group GTT received two orders from its Korean partner HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) to design the cryogenic fuel tanks for 12 CMA CGM’s new LNG-fuelled container vessels.

Under these new orders, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and HD Hyundai Samho (HSHI) will each build six container ships. Each ship will have a capacity of 15,500 TEUs and integrate LNG tanks with a total volume of 12,700 m³. These tanks will incorporate the Mark III...

https://container-news.com/cma-cgm-collaborates-with-gtt-and-hd-ksoe-for-12-new-lng-fuelled-boxships/