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Attribute	Q-Flex Qatari long-haul economics with on-board reliquefaction.
Operational role	Conventional Ocean-Going LNG Carrier
Containment system	GTT Mark III Membrane · GTT NO96 Membrane
Capacity class	Q-Flex (indicative: approximately 210,000–217,000 m³)
Indicative capacity	210K–217K m³
Tank geometry	Hull-conforming prismatic membrane tanks
Typical application	Very long-haul baseload trades from large export projects
Hull-space efficiency	High — membrane tanks across a wide, deep hull
Infrastructure requirements	Terminals with sufficient draft, berth length and send-out capacity
Propulsion options	ME-GI · DFDE / TFDE
BOG management	Reliquefaction · BOG as fuel
Advantages	Around 50% more cargo per voyage than a conventional carrier — Reliquefaction preserves cargo value on long ballast-free legs — Strong fuel efficiency per tonne-mile
Limitations	Restricted to terminals with sufficient draft and berth length — Reliquefaction plant adds maintenance and power demand
Typical routes	Ras Laffan – Northwest Europe · Ras Laffan – South Korea

Qatari long-haul economics with on-board reliquefaction.

Operational role: Conventional Ocean-Going LNG Carrier
Containment system: GTT Mark III Membrane · GTT NO96 Membrane
Capacity class: Q-Flex (indicative: approximately 210,000–217,000 m³)
Indicative capacity: 210K–217K m³
Tank geometry: Hull-conforming prismatic membrane tanks
Typical application: Very long-haul baseload trades from large export projects
Hull-space efficiency: High — membrane tanks across a wide, deep hull
Infrastructure requirements: Terminals with sufficient draft, berth length and send-out capacity
Propulsion options: ME-GI · DFDE / TFDE
BOG management: Reliquefaction · BOG as fuel
Advantages: Around 50% more cargo per voyage than a conventional carrier — Reliquefaction preserves cargo value on long ballast-free legs — Strong fuel efficiency per tonne-mile
Limitations: Restricted to terminals with sufficient draft and berth length — Reliquefaction plant adds maintenance and power demand
Typical routes: Ras Laffan – Northwest Europe · Ras Laffan – South Korea

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