“Te next batch of LNG ships in China will probably be


DFD,” says Wang. Hudong-Zhonghua is set to be joined by at least three other


Chinese shipyards in LNG construction soon. Tree Chinese shipbuilders have received pre-qualification documentation for at least two 170,000m3


LNG carrier


newbuildings, which will be built in China in partnership with BG Group. Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, Dalian Shipbuilding


Industry Corp (DSIC) and Nantong Cosco KHI Ship Engineering (NACKS) have been invited to bid for the work. No delivery schedule has been given at this stage. Te ships are expected to be owned jointly by UK-listed BG,


CNOOC Energy Technology & Services and the Cosco-China Merchants joint venture China LNG Shipping (Holdings) Co (CLNG). Te Naval Architect understands DSIC has emerged as the


favourite to win this contract. China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) and joint-venture


partner China Merchants are handling the tender for the BG ships. Since 2002 DSIC has developed many different LNG ship


designs. It has a range of vessels sizes that includes138,000, 150,000, 170,000, 210,000 and 279,000m3


96 membrane containment systems as well as a 140,000m3 type design. Te 294.5m long 170,000m3


designs incorporating GTT No. Moss


design incorporates


dual-fuel diesel engines. Going forward there is expected to be a huge build-up of


smaller LNG ships to serve regional and coastal trades, and here too DSIC has plenty of designs on the table. It has a series of ships with cylindrical type tanks ranging in capacity from 2,500m3 10,000m3


with two to three cargo holds. On top of this it has also


developed ships with bilobe tanks ranging in size from 8,000 to 30,000m3


with two to four cargo holds. Meanwhile, NACKS – a joint venture between Cosco and


Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries is bucking the trend by offering just Moss type LNG carriers. Kawasaki Heavy in Japan has a long history of building mid-sized Moss type LNG carriers. Size offerings from NACKS include 145,000 and 170,000m3 In Jiangsu, Rongsheng Heavy Industries, the country’s largest


.


private shipbuilder there is a different approach. “Rongsheng has its own ideas and designs. ABS started a joint


development with them last year. Tey are focusing on GTT No. 96 membrane designs,” says ABS’ Wang. Dual fuel diesel engines are incorporated into Rongsheng’s designs which include 170,000 and 200,000m3


capacity blueprints. Rongsheng in June submitted bids along with DSIC and


ever-present Hudong-Zhonghua for a series of up to six 170,000m3


ships for Sinopec and China Shipping Development


Co (CSDC). Te only other shipyard with possible LNG intentions


is STX Dalian, a subsidiary of Korea’s STX Offshore & Shipbuilding. STX has a track record of building LNG ships at its home base in Jinhae, Korea. It has been linked to building LNG ships at its Dalian facility but top management in Korea have repeatedly said that Dalian will focus on ships with a less sophisticated technology. NA


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