On 16 December a naming ceremony was held for the LNG carrier SCF Melampus, the third tanker in a series of vessels to be built under a partnership agreement between Sovcomflot and the shipyard STX Offshore & Shipbuilding.
The first two tankers of the series, Velikiy Novgorod and Pskov, have already been put into operation on long-term contracts with Gazprom, with the design of SCF Melampus a continuation of this project, Sovcomflot said in a statement.
Atlanticmax LNG carriers have a load capacity of 170,200 cubic metres and are equipped with triple-fuel diesel electric power generation systems.
The ships have the enforced ice class ‘Ice2’ and are designed to operate at low temperatures and in harsh climatic conditions, according to the statement. LNG carriers of this type are able to transport gas from the majority of existing export terminals.
Sovcomflot will receive the fourth LNG carrier in the series, SCF Mitre, in the second quarter of 2015.
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Press Release; Image: Sovcomflot