The participants, including top officials of Nakilat, the official host of the 2018 Autumn SIGTTO Board & AGM, posing for a group picture on the sidelines of the AGM in Doha, yesterday.
Doha: Qatar hosted professional members of the Society of International Gas Tanker and Terminal Operators (SIGTTO) for their ‘Board and Annual General Meeting (AGM), here yesterday, with Nakilat, the leading Qatari LNG transport company, sponsoring the session.
SIGTTO is an international organisation established to promote shipping and terminal operations for liquefied gases which are safe, environmentally responsible and reliable. In addition to hosting the event, Nakilat also participated in the meetings as the company’s Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Al Sulaiti is an active Director of SIGTTO.
Qatar has made significant enhancements in the LNG transportation industry, with Nakilat contributing to the improvements and supporting the increasing exports of LNG shipments, while ensuring compliance with the highest levels of safety, in accordance with international standards.
Through hosting such international maritime events, Nakilat is also contributing to the development of Qatar as a maritime hub and promoting the country as a preferred destination for such events.
As a company with one of the world’s largest LNG fleet, Nakilat has been a SIGTTO member for over a decade. SIGTTO members substantially benefit from the affiliation through participation in significant forums on topics of mutual interest, access to technical advisers, as well as exclusive access to policies and latest information affecting the industry such as legislation, technical or operational developments, among others.
The organisation has more than 170 full and associate members, representing nearly all of the world’s LNG business, and more than half the global LPG business.
