On January 5, China Shipbuilding Leasing provided financing, Construction of the first 16,000TEU container ship, the largest container ship built in South China so far, undertaken by Guangzhou Shipbuilding International, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, started smoothly. So far, China Ship Leasing has achieved a three-point combo of picking up ships in the new year, starting construction and signing contracts.
At the same time, on January 4, China Shipbuilding Leasing received an 86,000-cubic-meter very large dual-fuel liquefied gas carrier (VLGC) built by Jiangnan Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation.
On January 6, China Shipbuilding Leasing, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, and Hudong Zhonghua renewed the construction order for a 174,000 cubic meter liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier, which is also the first order signed by China Shipbuilding and Hudong Zhonghua in 2022.
This type of ship has a total length of 295 meters, a width of 45 meters, a depth of 26.25 meters, and a speed of 19.5 knots. It adopts the world’s latest generation dual-fuel low-speed propulsion power system to further optimize performance and reduce energy consumption. This type of ship is equipped with advanced environmental protection devices, which have reached the world-class level in terms of technical performance, environmental protection indicators, and reliability requirements.
This renewal is the last ship in the 2+1+1 174,000-cubic-meter LNG carrier construction contract signed between China Shipbuilding Leasing and Hudong Zhonghua. At present, all the ships in this series have come into effect, 2 have been delivered and 1 is under construction.
In the long-term cooperation process between China Shipbuilding Leasing and Hudong-Zhonghua, based on the principle and spirit of mutual trust and win-win, we will jointly build and expand the first-class LNG shipping equipment industry chain, and work together to support the national dual-carbon strategy to create a green and low-carbon bright future.
The two sides expressed that they will continue to maintain the good trend of strong alliances and go hand in hand, and further carry out in-depth cooperation in the industrial chain of LNG trade, transportation and equipment manufacturing, and continue to write a new chapter for the green, low-carbon and high-quality development of China’s shipbuilding industry.
Reference: cssc.net.cn
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