CT plays host to world’s biggest LPG

RAY SMUTS THE PORT of Cape Town’s aspiration to become a serious player in the West African oil and gas exploration stakes received a further boost last week with the arrival of the spanking new FPSO Sanha, world’s largest liquid petroleum production and storage vessel built to date. Oil and gas-related ships are particularly sought after for their their huge maintenance spend which not only augurs well for the port’s revenue but injects much hard cash into local shipyard and ancillary facilities - not to mention the Western Cape economy. The FPSO Sanha, a 260-metre, double-hull, ChevronTexaco-commissioned newbuild from a Japanese yard, is in Cape Town for the installation of six German computers.