Gas Entec, a subsidiary of AG&P, will design and build the cargo handling system of the largest LNG bunker vessel in Asia, reports Ship Technology.
Cargo handling system
Gas Entec Co. Ltd. (Gas Entec), a subsidiary of Atlantic Gulf & Pacific Company (AG&P), a leading global gas and LNG logistics company, has secured an important contract from Sembcorp Marine Integrated Yard Pte. Ltd. (Sembcorp Marine).
Under the contract, Gas Entec will provide the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of the cargo handling system for a 12,000 cubic meter LNG bunker vessel owned by Indah Singa Maritime, a subsidiary of Mitsui OSK Lines, operating out of Singapore.
LNG powered engines
Being constructed at Sembcorp Marine Tuas Boulevard Yard in Singapore, the carrier will feature dual-fuel engines powered by LNG or marine diesel oil. The ship will leverage GTT Flex III membrane technology for the cargo containment tanks.
Gas Entec CEO Chong-Ho Kwak said: “Gas Entec is honoured to work with Sembcorp Marine for the landmark 12,000 CBM LNG bunker vessel project, which will be the largest bunker ship to operate in Asia when it enters in service in 2021.“
“We are excited to be a part of this prestigious project and will continue to work very hard to deliver to the immense responsibility and trust placed on us.”
Largest LNG bunker carrier
Gas Entec said that the ship will be the largest LNG bunker carrier in Asia. The vessel will be deployed to serve Pavilion Gas on a long-term charter contract.
Based in Singapore, Pavilion Gas operates as a subsidiary of Pavilion Energy that is owned by investment company Temasek.
A part of Atlantic Gulf & Pacific Company (AG&P) Gas Entec focuses on project management and technical bid evaluation (TBE) of small-scale LNG floating storage regasification unit (FSRU), LNG bunkering solutions and LNG carriers.
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Source: Ship Technology
