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5 months early! Hudong Zhonghua named another large LNG-FSRU
The 174,000 cubic meter large floating LIQUEFIED natural gas storage and regasification vessel (LNG FSRU) built by Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., a unit of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, was named TRANSGAS FORCE at zhongchangxing Shipbuilding Base on November 18, five months ahead of the contract date. The ship is a sister ship of Transporter Force delivered in June this year and represents the highest level of construction in the large LNG-FSRU sector in the Chinese shipbuilding industry today.
Zhong Jian, chairman of China Ship Leasing, addressed the ceremony. Godmother Ms. Wang Shun cut the cable for the new ship and gave a speech, naming it "Spirit of transporter". Chen Jianliang, chairman of the company, presented flowers to godmother. Chi Benbin, Deputy General Manager of the company, He Jianghua, chief LNG builder, Zuo Dequan, deputy chief LNG builder and other leaders and guests from China Shipping Leasing Company, DYNAGAS Site supervision group, ABS Classification Society, GTT Company of France, Shanghai Zhouqiao Shipping Consulting Co., LTD., and ICBC Shanghai Branch attended the ceremony.
Spirit of the Transporter is 294 meters in length, 46.95 meters in width, 26.25 meters in main deck depth, 11.6 meters in design draft, 12.5 meters in structure draft, and classified by ABS. With the design concept of "green, environmental protection, low carbon and safety", the ship's comprehensive performance has reached the international advanced level, and equipped with the most complete and optimal equipment, with good reliability, versatility, foresight and economy. At the same time, the spirit of transporter has been further optimized to meet the most stringent IMO Tier III emissions requirements. It has strong environmental adaptability and good market prospects. It is a typical environment-friendly ship.
At present, in the context of energy transition, carbon awareness and environmental awareness will promote the long-term increase in the demand for natural gas. As the only clean and low-carbon energy among the three traditional fossil energy sources, natural gas has advantages of safe use, high calorific value and cleanliness compared with coal and oil.
Lng-fsru (Floating LNG storage and regasification unit) is a special equipment that integrates the functions of LNG receiving, storage, transfer and regasification. Equipped with a propulsion system, it also functions as an LNG carrier. It is understood that this ship is the most advanced in the world and the first large LNG-FSRU ship built by Hudong Zhonghua for The Greek shipowner. The ship is equipped with high-end equipment and powerful functions, which can be used as a long-term docking station or a seasonal peak loading station. It is a one-stop solution for global LNG import.
In October 2017, CSSC signed a financing lease contract with Dynagas of Greece for two 174,000 cubic meters OF LNG-FSRUs (floating LIQUEFIED natural Gas storage and regasification units), and the two LNG-FSRUs were delivered to Hudong Zhonghua for construction. This is also the first LNG-FSRU order for a Chinese company. The first ship, TRANSGAS POWER, was delivered in July this year, and the Spirit of the Transporter is the last in a series of two ships.
"Spirit of transporter" is financed by China Shipbuilding (Hong Kong) Shipping leasing Co., LTD. (China Ship Leasing). The name of the ship is another achievement of The new model of China Shipbuilding + financing services, indicating that China State Shipbuilding Group is a global leader in the field of high-end Marine equipment r&d, design and construction. Contribute Chinese spirit and Chinese strength to the global shipping green development strategy.
China ship leasing is a firm practitioner of the green development strategy. In recent years, guided by the "dual carbon" target and driven by green shipping, China Ship Leasing has continued to increase its investment in clean energy equipment, LNG gas carriers and other green and environmentally friendly vessels to meet the demand for green and intelligent development of ships, continuously optimize asset allocation, and achieve high-quality and green business development. In July this year, Hong Kong successfully priced and issued usd 500 million green and blue dual-label bonds. This is the first time for a Chinese company to issue green and blue dual-certification bonds overseas, and the first time for a Chinese company to obtain both green and blue dual-certification in the Greater China region.
With the addition of transporter Spirit, China's fleet of clean energy offshore equipment is growing. According to statistics, at present, there are 20 clean energy equipment such as LNG, VLGC, LPG carrier and FSRU, and the diversified asset structure has formed a complete offshore clean energy storage-transportation system.
Hudong China and China Ship Leasing express that they will continue to strengthen and deepen cooperation, jointly promote the influence, competitiveness and share of China Shipbuilding Group in the global FSRU, LNG vessels and other clean energy equipment and ship construction market, and give full play to each other's comprehensive advantages in the whole industry chain of clean energy equipment. To provide customers with LNG as the representative of clean energy equipment one-stop solution.
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