Nakilat -Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM) signed a technical agreement with French engineering company Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) Sunday at the Erhama Bin Jaber Al Jalahma Shipyard.
The agreement will allow N-KOM to enhance its range of services and provide membrane tank servicing for liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers repaired in the shipyard.
N-KOM, a joint- venture between Qatar Gas Transport Company (Nakilat) and Keppel Offshore & Marine, has been designed with optimal flexibility to undertake the entire spectrum of repair works, conversion and construction for a wide range of marine and offshore vessels. With its strategic location at the doorstep of LNG terminals in Ras Laffan Industrial City, N-KOM has completed over 20 repairs for LNG carriers alone since starting operations.
“ The agreement signed today with our valued partner, GTT, is part of our continuous effort to provide value-added services to our customers, enabling us to be a one-stop solution provider for the marine, offshore and onshore industries, ” said Mr Abu Bakar Mohd Nor, CEO of N-KOM .
GTT is the world’s leading company in LNG containment system technology, with its technologies equipping almost 70% of the fleet. In particular all Q-Max and Q-Flex vessels are equipped with GTT containment systems, either Mark III or NO 96.
Philippe Berterottière, GTT’s CEO said, “ This agreement fits perfectly with the GTT strategy of setting up partnerships of excellence with ship-owners and major repair yards in order to promote the safe and successful operation of LNG tonnage worldwide .”
[mappress] Source: N-KOM, March 27, 2012; Image: Nakilat