STX Offshore & Shipbuilding lays down new gas carrier for Sovcomflot (photo)
STX Offshore & Shipbuilding (Republic of Korea) supervised by Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) has laid the keel of a new large-capacity gas carrier (No S1911) for low-temperature LNG transportation, RS press center informs.
The vessel was ordered by Sovcomflot OJSC for Gazprom Global LNG with RS/Lloyd Register dual class. RS class notation: KM (*)Ice2 AUT1 OMBO EPP ANTI-ICE LI CCO ECO-S WINTERIZATION(-30) Gas carrier type 2G (methane). The launch of the gas carrier is scheduled for late April 2013.
This vessel is the second in the series of four membrane-type gas carriers of 170,000 cubic meters being built by STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd under technical supervision of RS. The head vessel VELIKIY NOVGOROD was launched on January 15, 2013.
RS is a recognized leader in classification of ice ships. It has published Rules for the Classification and Construction of Gas Carriers since 1985. RS currently performs technical supervision during construction of four membrane-type gas carriers of 170,000 cubic meters at STX Offshore and Shipbuilding shipyard. This year RS will celebrate its 100-th anniversary.
Gazprom Marketing & Trading Limited (GM&T) is a UK-registered wholly-owned subsidiary of the Gazprom Group, the world’s largest gas company by asset base, accounting for 18 per cent of the world’s total natural gas reserves and for about 70 per cent of natural gas reserves in Russia. GM&T is headquartered in London and was established in 1999 to manage Gazprom's marketing and trading activities in the liberalised markets of Europe.