Maersk Tankers and Mitsui order mega ammonia carriers

With Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co. as its co-investor in the first four ships, Maersk Tankers has ordered up to ten 93,000 cubic meter capacity very large ammonia carriers (VLACs) at Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries in Korea. The vessels will be ABS classed.

Clean hydrogen and its derivative, clean ammonia, are poised to become vital commodities during the transition to clean energy, says Maersk Tankers. With many of the clean ammonia projects under development in the world requiring...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/shipping/maersk-tankers-and-mitsui-order-mega-ammonia-carriers/

GTT Bags Another LNGC Tank Design Order

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GTT has received a new order from the South Korean shipyard Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries for the tank design of two new liquefied natural gas carriers (LNGCs),says an article published on offshore-energy.

First quarter of 2023

It will design the tanks of the two vessels, which will each offer a total cargo capacity of 174,000 m3 and will be fitted with the Mark III Flex membrane containment system developed by GTT.

GTT said it got the order in the first quarter of 2023...

https://mfame.guru/gtt-bags-another-lngc-tank-design-order/

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