Here are the first pictures of the GDF Suez Cape Ann direct from South Korea-
Joe McKechnie a great fan of the blog writes in-
Joey : This was supposed to be a surprise, but I noted in today’s GDTs, that the second vessels Name is now known. So I offer a few pics, the scoop for Joey. The Pictures are of the vessel at her final docking and bottom painting, just a few weeks back. The blue color was chosen so as to be as pleasing as possible to the eye. Note how close it is to the color of the sea.
I will be traveling to South Korea on Tuesday the 25th, for the official Naming Ceremony on May 27th. GDF SUEZ will then take delivery of the vessel from the shipyard, and the owners, on 1 June. Following this she will make her way for first official cargo loading, then onwards to the Neptune DWP, off of Gloucester, in August.
The vessels (Neptune and Cape Ann) are the two greenest LNG Carriers afloat today.
Joseph E. McKechnie
Here’s the skinny-
The Neptune Project
Höegh LNG and Suez LNG North America (now part of the merged entity GdF Suez) have designed a deep water port (DWP) Project for the delivery and regasification of LNG 10 miles off the coast of Massachusetts to meet New England’s growing demand for natural gas, using SRV-technology that is safe, reliable, and environmentally sound.
Neptune consists of 2 SRV‘s, an offshore terminal with 2 buoys and associated pipelines to shore. GdF Suez received a DWP license permit from US federal authorities in March 2007. The first phase of the construction of Neptune LNG DWP was installation of a 13-mile sub-sea pipeline which was completed in October 2008. The second phase was connection of the pipeline and installation of the two off-loading buoys for the project. The DWP is now close to completion.
Höegh LNG and its partner MOL ordered two SRV’s at Samsung Heavy Industries in Korea specifically for this project. These vessels are the most advanced of its kind, and will be able to meet the most stringent environmental conditions in the world for the emissions during operations at DWP. In addition, the first vessel already delievered, “GDF Suez Neptune” received the “Green Passport” from Det Norske Veritas (DNV) certifying the environmental considerations taken when constructing, operating and ultimately disposing of the vessel.
The first vessel “GDF Suez Neptune”, was delivered November 30, 2009 and the second vessel to be named “GDF Suez Cape Ann”, is to be delivered 2Q 2010.
The vessels incorporate the reinforced GTT MKIII cargo contaiment system with 145,000 cubic meters of cargo carrying-capacity at 100% volumes. She is fitted with three state-of-the-art regasification skids for a total output capacity of approximately 21 million standard cubic meters of natural gas per day (**), and is also fully capable of operating as standard LNG carriers.
| Classification | Det Norske Veritas |
| Length overall | 280.00 m |
| Breadth moulded | 43.40 m |
| Deadweight @ design draught | 71 000 tonnes |
| Deadweight @ summer draught | 81 000 tonnes |
| Service speed, 15% Sea Margin | 19.5 knots |
| Cargo tanks | 145 130 m3 |
| Main engine | DF medium speed engines |
| Number of tanks | 4 |
| Regas capacity | max 250 mscf/day x 3 |
Good Morning Gloucester 