On December 10th, COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (Shanghai) and France’s MARCHANI signed a cooperation agreement. The signing of this cooperation agreement marks the official start of the in-depth cooperation between the two parties in the membrane cargo tanks repair business of liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers.
Shanghai COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry has achieved positive results in the field of LNG Carrier Repair and Conversion in recent years and gained a good reputation in the industry. France Marchani is a professional company for NO96 and MARK III cargo tank repair recognized by GTT, the world’s leading LNG cargo tank technology provider, with strong technical strength and rich experience in the industry.
With this cooperation, both parties will work together to enhance the professionalism and technology level of LNG carrier repair business and promote the innovation and development in this field. Both parties will make full use of their respective resources and technical advantages in the field of LNG ship repair to further enhance their professional capabilities and service level through resource sharing and technology complementation, so as to provide more high-quality and high-efficiency LNG carrier repair services for global customers.
After the signing of the agreement, the MARCHANI representatives also visited the LNG cleanroom of COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (Shanghai) and the “CMA CGM RIVOLI” under repair. It is a LNG dual-fuel large container ship, equipped with 18,600 cubic meters of MARK III LNG tanks, which is for the first time of five-year special inspection.
In the future, COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (Shanghai) will continue to undertake repairing more LNG dual-fuel large-scale container ships, demonstrating its professional strength and technical level in the field of dual-fuel and low-temperature.
COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (Shanghai) will deepen communication and contact with France’s MARCHANI company and expand cooperation opportunities in more fields. The two parties will work together to promote the development and innovation of LNG carrier repair business and provide more comprehensive and professional services to global customers.
The signing of this cooperation agreement not only brings broader market prospects and development opportunities to both parties, but also injects new vitality and impetus into the development of the global LNG ship repair industry, effectively promotes the high-quality development of enterprises, and strives to build a green, low-carbon, intelligent ship and marine engineering repair and modification flagship factory.