LNG World Shipping: India Needs LNGC Newbuildings – But Can Its Shipyards Deliver?

9 Oct 2015: “Earlier this year, Poten & Partners studied the challenges of constructing LNGCs in India. It considered that an Indian shipbuilder embarking on a vessel with membrane tanks would require the first in the series to be alongside the outfitting quay for at least 18 months while the containment system was completed. “Poten estimates that, including carrying out the necessary, capital-intensive yard refurbishment, the first Indian-built LNGCs could take between six to eight years to complete. “