Yangzijiang Shipbuilding's first LNG carrier (Image: Adnan Ezzarhouni)
Chinese private shipyard Yangzijiang Shipbuilding is nearing the completion of its first 175,000-cbm liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier. The shipbuilder aims to resell this and its sister LNG carrier.
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