World's first icebreaking LNG carrier to leave for test voyage: Yonhap

By Park Sae-jin Posted : November 7, 2016, 16:25 Updated : November 7, 2016, 16:54

[Courtesy of Daewoo shipyard]


The world's first icebreaking LNG carrier is set to leave a dock in South Korea this week for a test voyage in the Arctic Sea, after about 30 months of construction, the ship's manufacturer said Monday.

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. won the order to build the ship from Russia's state-run shipper Sovcomflot in March 2014. Since then, Daewoo Shipbuliding has won orders to build 14 more icebreaking LNG carriers under the so-called Yamal LNG project.'

The first tanker, which can carry 172,600 cubic meters of LNG, can plough through the Arctic route by breaking through ice up to 2.1 meters thick, Daewoo Shipbuilding said.

The vessel's bow and stern are covered with 70 millimeters of specially treated steel plates that can endure 52 C below zero, according to the shipbuilder.

The vessel will leave the dock at Daewoo Shipbuilding's shipyards on Tuesday and head to the Arctic Sea for a test voyage. After completing the test voyage by the end of January, the ship will be delivered to the Russian client.

(Yonhap)
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