China’s Hudong-Zhonghua has delivered another 174,000-cbm liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier built as part of the massive QatarEnergy shipbuilding program.
According to Hudong-Zhonghua, the LNG carrier Limail was named four months ahead of the contract schedule.
CSSC’s Hudong-Zhonghua said this is the fourth LNG carrier of the QatarEnergy shipbuilding program which includes the construction of 128 ships.
Last month, the vessel completed its trials.
In September 2024, Hudong-Zhonghua delivered Rex Tillerson, the first LNG carrier built as part of QatarEnergy’s massive shipbuilding program, and after that, it delivered its sister vessels Umm Ghuwailina and Hlaitan.
These vessels are part of 12 conventional-size LNG vessels contracted with Hudong-Zhonghua.
State-run LNG giant QatarEnergy signed charter deals in April 2022 for these four LNG carriers with Japan’s MOL, completing the first batch of charter contracts awarded under its massive shipbuilding program.
MOL and China’s Cosco Shipping Energy Transportation own the vessels, and they will serve long-term charters with QatarEnergy Trading, a unit of QatarEnergy.
The vessels, part of Hudong-Zhonghua’s fifth-generation Changxeng series, are 299 meters long and 46.4 meters wide, and they feature GTT’s NO96 L03+ containment system and WinGD dual-fuel main engine.
Hudong-Zhonghua to deliver more than 10 LNG carriers in 2025
Hudong-Zhonghua delivered eight large LNG carriers last year, setting a new record for the Chinese shipbuilding industry.
In 2023, Hudong-Zhonghua delivered six LNG carriers.
The shipbuilder plans to deliver more than 10 large LNG vessels in 2025.
Hudong-Zhonghua said it is currently building 19 LNG vessels at the same time.