Construction of the world's latest fifth-generation large-scale LNG carrier in China begins in Shanghai

On August 5, the first ship of the "CNOOC Medium- and Long-Term FOB Resources Supporting Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Carrier Project" undertaken by Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co.
, Ltd.
, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, started construction at Changxing Shipbuilding Base.

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This is a "highlight moment" for Chinese ships, marking that China's fifth-generation "Changheng series" 174,000 cubic meter LNG carriers, independently developed and designed by China and representing the highest technical level in the field of large-scale LNG carriers in the world today, are designed by the blueprint " "Sail to" the construction of real ships has become an important milestone in the process of China's development and design of LNG ships from following and running to leading
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In December 2021, this "Changheng" with complete intellectual property rights integrates the latest design concepts, the best technical equipment, the strongest environmental performance, the most forward-looking, and the essence of the design of the first four generations of Hudong-Zhonghua LNG ships.
series" ship type, which has obtained the general approval of ship type design issued by four internationally renowned classification societies, including American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), Bureau Veritas (BV), Lloyd's Register of Shipping (LR), and DNV Classification Society.
GDA), Pre-Classification Approval (PCA) and other certificates, and obtained the pass for the construction of real ships, which has attracted global attention and orders have come one after another
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As of the end of July, Hudong-Zhonghua has undertaken a total of 20 orders, which has also set a record for the highest single order value of China's LNG ships, and has become a hot "sweet dessert"
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The fifth-generation "Changheng series" LNG carriers are developed according to the world's latest design concepts, with a total length of 299 meters, a width of 46.
4 meters and a depth of 26.
25 meters
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The latest generation of double skeg line type is adopted, equipped with a number of low-carbon and energy-saving technologies, to achieve the best match between reducing self-propelled resistance and improving stern propulsion efficiency, and obtains excellent propulsion chain integration coupling efficiency
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Through the experimental verification of multiple rounds of European pools, excellent sailing efficiency can be achieved in medium and high speed sections
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Compared with the previous generation of ships, the carbon emissions of a single-day sailing have been reduced by more than 10 tons
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This type of ship is designed with full consideration of compatibility and versatility, and can be equipped with both NO96 series containment systems and MARK III series containment systems
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Especially when equipped with the latest generation NO96 Super+ system, the evaporation rate is 15% lower than the previous generation L03+ system, which can reach 0.
085%, providing a wider range of oil and gas balance speed for low-carbon sailing
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At the same time, this type of ship can reach 120 LNG shore stations on all continents, and has excellent global versatility
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The whole ship adopts an integrated lightweight design concept, which optimizes the empty ship weight from multiple dimensions
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Compared with the previous generation ship, it is lighter and more compact, with a higher cargo hold loading rate, and each voyage can carry an additional 800 cubic meters of LNG
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The world's latest fifth-generation Chinese large-scale LNG carrier starts construction in Shanghai Photo by Zhang Li　　

LNG ships, together with aircraft carriers and luxury cruise ships, are known as the "jewel in the crown" of world shipbuilding.
Their design and construction are extremely difficult, and currently only a few shipyards in the world are capable of building them
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For more than 20 years, Hudong-Zhonghua has started from scratch, forged ahead, worked hard and overcame difficulties, and has become one of the world's leading LNG ship construction companies
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From the first-generation "Changqing" series, the second-generation "Changjian" series, the third-generation "Changan" series, and the fourth-generation "Changxing" series of LNG carriers independently developed to today's fifth-generation "Changheng" series ", which fully demonstrates Hudong Zhonghua's enterprise spirit of "excellence, innovation and transcendence"
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According to statistics, Hudong-Zhonghua has delivered more than 30 large-scale LNG carriers (equipment) and 5 of the world's largest 23,000TEU dual-fuel container ships powered by LNG.
Various types of world-leading LNG equipment, including LNG power generation ships, have become an important pole in the global LNG field
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A total of 6 LNG carriers of 174,000 cubic meters were built in the first phase of "CNOOC's medium and long-term FOB resource supporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier project"
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Hudong Zhonghua said that it will work together with CNOOC Development, COSCO Shipping, Mitsui Merchant Marine and other partners to work together to build the world's latest generation of LNG carriers that are safe, reliable, advanced in design and superior in performance, and provide first-class equipment for clean energy transportation in China.
Better serve the national energy development strategy
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