en.Wedoany.com Reported - Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd. has commenced construction of the world's first and largest 271,000 m³ QC-Max ultra-large LNG carriers.
On June 9, the keel-laying ceremony was held at Hudong-Zhonghua under China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC). Wang Guoqiang, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Director, and General Manager of CSSC, attended the ceremony and presented the "Excellent Partner" award to Hudong-Zhonghua. Together with the attending guests, he ignited the ignition for the new vessel. Abdurrahman Al-Mura, Shipping Project Director of QatarEnergy LNG, also attended. Hu Xianfu, Member of the Party Leadership Group and Vice President of CSSC, attended and presented the "Outstanding Figure" award for the year. Ren Yongqiang, Assistant General Manager of COSCO Shipping Group and Chairman of COSCO Shipping Energy, Makoto Yamaguchi, Representative of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), and Guo Jinting, Senior Vice President of Bureau Veritas (BV) Asia-Pacific, were also present.
Before the ceremony, Wang Guoqiang held talks with Abdurrahman Al-Mura. The two sides exchanged views on expanding cooperation areas and promoting higher-level practical cooperation, reaching multiple consensuses. Subsequently, Wang Guoqiang and the attending guests jointly unveiled the "Excellent Partner" honor plaque.
The 271,000 m³ QC-Max ultra-large LNG carrier has a total length of 344 meters and is equipped with the latest upgraded No96 Super+ membrane containment system. It achieves comprehensive iterative upgrades in key performance areas such as cargo capacity, energy efficiency and environmental protection, intelligent assistance, and navigation safety, effectively reducing liquefied natural gas storage and transportation losses. The vessel is powered by an efficient dual-fuel power system, combined with optimized streamlined hull design, resulting in significantly improved energy consumption and carbon emission indicators per unit of transport capacity, fully meeting the highest international maritime Tier III environmental regulations. The vessel boasts advantages such as large carrying capacity, low energy consumption, low carbon and environmental friendliness, and safety and reliability. It can dock at most mainstream LNG terminals worldwide, offering broad adaptability for long-distance shipping routes.
This vessel type is part of Qatar's mega LNG shipbuilding project involving hundreds of vessels. In the bidding for this multi-billion-dollar project, Hudong-Zhonghua secured a total of 36 shipbuilding orders, including 12 174,000 m³ large LNG carriers and 24 271,000 m³ ultra-large LNG carriers, becoming the largest contractor for the project.
Heads of relevant departments and enterprises from QatarEnergy, COSCO Shipping, MOL, and BV, as well as heads of relevant departments of CSSC headquarters and related secondary management units, attended the above activities.
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