GTT receives an order from HD KSOE for the tank design of a new LNG Carrier


Paris, 12 March 2026


GTT announces that it has received, in the first quarter of 2026, an order from HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE[1]) for the tank design of a new Liquefied Natural Gas Carrier (LNGC).

The LNGC will be built by the shipyard HD Hyundai Samho on behalf of the ship-owner Sonangol.

The vessel's cryogenic tanks, with a total capacity of 174,000 m³, will be fitted with GTT's Mark III Flex membrane containment system.

Delivery of the vessel is scheduled for the second quarter of 2028.

[1] HD KSOE is the holding company of HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, HD Hyundai Samho and HD Hyundai Mipo shipyards.

Gaztransport & Technigaz press release