K-sure to insure funding for MSC’s LNG-fueled ships at Hyundai Samho

Korea Trade Insurance Corporation (K-sure) said on 21 July that it will provide credit insurance of over US$760 million to support the construction of six 15,600 TEU ships that MSC ordered at Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries in January.

The ships, which were contracted for a total of US$1.08 billion, will be dual fuelled with LNG and K-sure’s provision of credit insurance is aimed to support the wider move towards decarbonisation.

The banks funding the construction of the ships are BNP Paribas,...

https://container-news.com/k-sure-to-insure-funding-for-mscs-lng-fueled-ships-at-hyundai-samho/

GTT To Design The Fuel Tanks For Four New LNG-Fueled Container Vessels

GTT Entrusted By Hyundai SAMHO Heavy Industries To Design The Fuel Tanks For Four New LNG-Fueled Container Vessels

GTT has been chosen by its partner the Korean shipyard Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI) to design the cryogenic fuel tanks of four liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueled container vessels.

These vessels, each capable of carrying 7,900 containers, will be equipped with an LNG fuel tank with a capacity of 6,000m3. Each LNG fuel tank will be fitted with the Mark III Flex membrane containment technology.

Credits: GTT

The delivery of the vessels is scheduled for the third and the fourth quarter of...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/gtt-to-design-the-fuel-tanks-for-four-new-lng-fueled-container-vessels/

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