LNT Marine’s LNG A-Box containment system will be deployed in a future LNG carrier, designed in collaboration with Wuhu Shipyard and Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute (SDARI) for trade on the Yangtze river in China.
Part of a joint-design project cooperation, the three companies will design a 40,000-m3 shallow-draft LNG carrier known as the LNT40-WuhuMax, based on the LNT A-Box system.
The vessel is suitable for reloading of cargoes, and the draft and air draft enable it to serve smaller terminals in coastal area where larger ships are not feasible.
The LNG A-Box was first deployed on the Saga Dawn LNG carrier, which completed its maiden voyage in April and discharged its first cargo. The containment system technology is based on a self-supporting prismatic tank that can enable more shipyards to build LNG carriers at a reasonable cost.