China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Industry (DSIC) has delivered the second LNG carrier it built for compatriot China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES), a unit of China Merchants Group. This is also the second large LNG carrier built by the Chinese shipbuilder.
DSIC held a naming and delivery ceremony on Wednesday for the 175,000-cbm LNG carrier, Sea Navigator.
The shipbuilder launched this vessel in October 2024.
As the first CMES LNG carrier, which was delivered in September 2025, Sea Navigator will also serve a charter deal with Sinochem.
It will be managed by OPearl, a joint venture consisting of CMES, CNOOC, and NYK.
The LNG carrier is 295 meters long and 46.4 meters wide, with a design draft of 11.5 meters and a speed of 19.5 knots.
Also, it features WinGD X-DF 2.0 engine with an integrated ICER system, a reliquefaction unit, and GTT’s Mark III Flex membrane containment system.
CMES has eight LNG carriers on order at DSIC.
DSIC launched the third vessel, Sea Creation, in March last year, the fourth vessel, Sea Argosy, in May, the sixth vessel, Sea Energy, in June, the seventh vessel, Sea Charity, in August, and it launched Sea Harmony in September.