LNG membrane tank for CMA CGM 23K TEU vessels

In November 2017, CMA CGM was the first ship owner to decide to select LNG as the fuel for its future series of nine ultra large container vessels. Giving up heavy fuel oil which is the current industry standard to LNG is a technological breakthrough contributing to environmental protection. Storing enough LNG on board a giant container vessel to make it able to sail and return from North Europe to China is the challenge faced by GTT, the world leader of LNG containment system for marine applications. A Mark III LNG membrane tank is located below accommodation block with a capacity of 18 600 cbm on 23K TEU container vessels that will be delivered from first half of 2020.

Speaker

David Colson
Commercial Vice President, GTT

David Colson graduated from Birmingham University in 1989 with a Double Degree in Mechanical Engineering and Commerce and has been employed as a Project and Sales Manager within the automotive industry with major OEM’s. He subsequently gained experience in ship propulsion through the construction of test-beds for vessel marine diesel engines.

He joined Gaztransport & Technigaz in 2004 as Project Manager for Samsung Heavy Industries taking on the responsibility of all project related activities with that yard. He was based on-site in Geoje Island from May 2007 to May 2008 as the Senior liaison between SHI and GTT during the construction of the series of Qatari large LNGC.

Upon his return to G.T.T. Head Office, he joined the Marketing team as Business Development Director.

Under the new GTT organization established 1 October 2010, he was appointed Commercial Vice-President covering Business Development, Project Management and shipyard liaison, and Communication.