First Q-Flex from Samsung

摘要

September saw the naming of the Q-Flex LNG vessel Tembek at Samsung Heavy Industries in Geoje Island, South Korea. Owned through a joint venture between Qatargas Transport Company (Nakilat) and Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG), the 216,000m~3 capacity Q-Flex and the even larger Q-Max vessels are a new generation of LNG mega-ship. Featuring membrane-type containment technology, the 303m-long, 50m-wide by 27m-high vessel can carry a sufficient amount of LNG to be able to run for 1.5 days at one time. It will be delivered to the shipowner in October, which will then run the ship from Ras Laffan in Qatar to Milford Haven in the UK.