{"id":342304,"date":"2026-03-09T10:32:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T14:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/noticias\/gtt-to-design-tanks-for-new-lng-carrier-ordered-by-shi\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T10:45:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T14:45:32","slug":"gtt-to-design-tanks-for-new-lng-carrier-ordered-by-shi","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/gtt-to-design-tanks-for-new-lng-carrier-ordered-by-shi\/","title":{"rendered":"GTT to design tanks for new LNG carrier ordered by SHI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The French company specializing in containment technologies for liquefied gases, <strong>GTT<\/strong>, has announced the receipt of a new order during the first quarter of 2026. The order comes from the South Korean shipyard <strong>Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI)<\/strong>, which will build a <strong>new <a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/articulo\/lng-value-chain-downtime-and-losses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">liquefied natural gas (LNG)<\/a> carrier<\/strong> for an undisclosed European shipowner.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Project details<\/h2>\n\n<p>The vessel, scheduled for delivery in <strong>2028<\/strong>, will have a <strong>total capacity of 180,000 cubic meters<\/strong> of LNG. The tanks will be designed using the <strong>Mark III Flex membrane containment system<\/strong>, one of the most advanced technologies in GTT&#8217;s portfolio, known for its thermal efficiency and operational reliability. <\/p>\n\n<p>The Mark III Flex system is designed to <strong>store LNG at extremely low temperatures<\/strong>, reducing boil-off gas and optimizing onboard space.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Strategic Alliance for the Global LNG Market<\/h2>\n\n<p>This order reflects the <strong>growing global demand for LNG shipping<\/strong>, driven by the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/brief\/seventh-edition\/the-energy-transition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">energy transition<\/a><\/strong>, diversification of sources, and expansion of natural gas infrastructure in Europe and Asia. Collaborations between companies like GTT and SHI are crucial for addressing these technological and logistical challenges. <\/p>\n\n<p>Investment in new units with advanced technology demonstrates the maritime industry&#8217;s commitment to reducing its environmental footprint without compromising transport efficiency.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gtt.fr\/news\/gtt-receives-order-samsung-heavy-industries-tank-design-one-new-lng-carrier\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GTT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GTT was selected by the South Korean shipyard to develop the cryogenic tanks for a 180,000 m\u00b3 vessel ordered by a European shipowner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10019,"featured_media":342293,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categoria_noticias":[13026,13048],"etiqueta_noticias":[],"class_list":["post-342304","noticias","type-noticias","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categoria_noticias-energy","categoria_noticias-maritime"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/342304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/noticias"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10019"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=342304"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/342304\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/342293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=342304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categoria_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria_noticias?post=342304"},{"taxonomy":"etiqueta_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/etiqueta_noticias?post=342304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}