GasLog’s LNG newbuild starts sea trials in South Korea

Greece-based LNG shipper GasLog said it kicked off sea trials off South Korea with its LNG newbuild SN2300.

The vessel, being designed by Samsung Heavy Industries, is an X-DF LNG carrier of 174,000 cbm.

The LNG carrier currently known as SN2300 is to be called GasLog Georgetown.

The vessel features MK III Flex Plus cargo containment system giving a low boil-off rate of 0.07 per cent, coupled with a sub-cooler, GasLog said via its social media channels in a brief statement.

The vessel is scheduled for delivery in October 2020.

To note, in March this year, the vessel was launched by the South Korean shipyard.

Maritime Business World