Most domestic onshore LNG tanks are full capacity tanks, and membrane LNG tanks have obvious advantages over full capacity tanks.
By the end of 2020, China's large LNG tanks are basically 9% nickel steel full capacity tanks. There is no technological advantage in large-scale, energy conservation and environmental protection, and there is a large gap with Japan and South Korea. LNG tanks need to be upgraded to membrane tank technology.
Membrane tank is the most economical and popular containment system in the current marine market. The STM membrane tank technology of Sinotech will be applied to the liquid cargo containment system of LNG carrier and dualfuel tank to break the monopoly of foreign technology and achieve domestic own technology breakthrough!
By the end of 2020, 80% of 642 LNG carriers used membrane technology. Among them, 100% of large LNG carriers (>170000 m³) use membrane tanks.