Independently designed and constructed, China's first 180,000 cubic meters liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier has been completed.

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08/04/2026
Today, the first 180,000 cubic meters liquefied natural gas carrier designed and constructed independently by our country was successfully completed in Nantong, Jiangsu, reaching delivery conditions, marking a new force in the high value-added shipbuilding field in our country. The 180,000 cubic meters liquefied natural gas carrier completed today was built by the CMHI Haimen Base, with a total length of 298.8 meters and a beam of 48 meters. It adopts a dual-fuel low-speed propulsion system, with advantages such as low evaporation rate and high environmental performance, marking a major breakthrough in the construction of large clean energy ships by Chinese shipbuilding companies. It is also currently the largest liquefied natural gas carrier completed in our country.