another 6 ships signed! my country undertakes qatar lng "100 ships plan"
2024-09-14
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on september 10, hudong-zhonghua shipbuilding (group) co., ltd., a subsidiary of china state shipbuilding corporation, jointly with china state shipbuilding industry corporation and qatar energy lng company, held a grand ceremony at the eastern plant of hudong-zhonghua changxing island to celebrate the naming of the first 174,000 cubic meter large lng carrier "rex tillerson" and the second ship "umm quwairina" of the "qatar 100 ship construction plan-qatar northern gas field capacity expansion ship purchase project". on the 9th, the above three companies signed six new orders for the world's largest 271,000 cubic meter ultra-large lng carriers. so far, the three parties have signed a total of 24 271,000 cubic meter ultra-large lng carriers and 12 174,000 cubic meter large lng carriers, ranking first among all shipyards in the world in terms of gas carrying capacity.
signing new orders and delivering new ships, good things come in pairs. it is reported that this is another highlight moment for "made in china" and the cssc brand to shine in the world, marking the official opening of the naming and delivery season of the "100 ship plan" that has attracted global attention. it is worth mentioning that the historic leap forward in the field of ultra-large lng ships is of milestone significance for further enhancing the international influence of china's research, development, design and construction of large and ultra-large lng ships and helping shanghai's high-end manufacturing industry to transform and upgrade.
the "rex tillerson" and "umm quvay irina" named this time are the latest models of the fifth-generation "changheng series" 174,000 cubic meters lng ships independently developed and designed by hudong-zhonghua. the order is specially tailored to the technical standards of qatar energy company operating the world's largest lng fleet, integrating the latest design concepts, the best technical equipment, the strongest environmental performance, the most forward-looking, and the essence of the first four generations of hudong-zhonghua lng ship designs. it has a total length of 299 meters, a beam of 46.4 meters, a depth of 26.25 meters, adopts the latest generation of double skeg lines, and is equipped with a number of low-carbon and digital technologies and equipment, and is classified by the american bureau of shipping (abs).
