KR and Samsung Heavy Industries Join Forces to Develop 174K LNG Carrier

Samsung Heavy, KR to develop three-tank LNG carrier

Despite the ongoing trend toward larger vessels across all ship types, the 174,000-cbm LNG carrier remains the standard design in the global LNG shipbuilding market, with dozens of orders placed annually, KR noted in a statement. To further enhance the technical competitiveness of this vessel size, KR and SHI plan to introduce a revised cargo tank configuration, reducing the number of tanks from four to three, while ensuring both economic effici…

KR and Samsung Heavy Industries Join Forces to Develop 174K LNG Carrier

KR (Korean Register) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) on June 4 at Nor-Shipping 2025 in Oslo to jointly develop a 174,000 m3 LNG carrier featuring three cargo tanks.Despite the ongoing trend toward larger vessels across all ship types…