Samsung wins contract for two small scale LNG carriers

Published by David Rowlands, Editor
LNG Industry, Monday, 22 May 2017 09:00

Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd (SHI) has announced that it has signed a US$100 million contract to construct two small scale LNG carriers.

The 7500 m³ vessels will be built for Kogas for the transportation of LNG from Tongyeong, Gyeongsangnam-do, to Jeju Island. One of the vessels will also be built with LNG bunkering capability.

They will feature KC-1 cargo containment systems designed in South Korea. The delivery dates are May and December 2019.

Read the article online at: https://www.lngindustry.com/lng-shipping/22052017/samsung-wins-contract-for-two-small-scale-lng-carriers/

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