GTT announces that it has received, in the first quarter of 2025, an order from its partner the Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries for the tank design of three new very large ethane carriers (VLECs), the world’s largest VLECs.
These three ethane carriers will each feature a total capacity of 100,000 mł and will be fitted with GTT’s Mark III membrane containment system. The VLECs will be able to trade various types of liquefied gases such as Ethane, Ethylene, Propane, Butane, LPG and Propylene. The increase in cargo tank capacity from the previous 98,000 m3 has been reached while maintaining the same vessel overall dimensions.
Deliveries of the vessels are scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2027.
