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QatarEnergy LNG tanker wraps up trials in China

By LNG Prime Staff
QatarEnergy LNG tanker wraps up trials in China
Image: Hudong-Zhonghua

A 174,000-cbm LNG carrier built as part of the massive QatarEnergy shipbuilding program has completed its trials in China, according to Hudong-Zhonghua.

The LNG carrier (H1799A) completed the “two-in-one” trial and returned to the Changxing Island yard on August 5.

CSSC’s Hudong-Zhonghua did not provide further information regarding the LNG carrier.

This vessel is part of a series of LNG carriers that a joint venture company comprising Japan’s NYK, K Line, Malaysia’s MISC, and China’s CLNG will build for QatarEnergy.

The vessel is equipped with the X-DF 2.1 iCER engine, a dual-fuel engine that uses fuel oil and boil-off gas as fuel, and GTT’s NO96 L03+ membrane containment system.

In addition, the 299-meter-long LNG carrier is also equipped with a reliquefaction device that uses surplus boil-off gas.

In May, Hudong-Zhonghua delivered the 174,000-cbm LNG carrier, Al Tuwar, the first vessel in this series, and also the first LNG carrier that NYK is involved in building in China.

This was also Hudong-Zhonghua’s 50th LNG carrier delivery.

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.

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