Huge market demand amid deepening energy crisis boosts China’s liquefied-natural-gas shipbuilding

Chinese shipbuilders are securing growing orders for producing liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessels this year amid the deepening energy crisis in Europe, as the latest data shows nearly 30 percent of global orders have gone to China from January to August.
LNG ships are widely seen as the representation of the highest level of shipbuilding. It requires an extremely high standard for safety to maintain natural gas at a liquefied state, as LNG spills and vapor dispersion could lead to catastrophic explosions.
The most challenging part of building LNG ships lie within the cargo compartment. Invar, a special type of metal material that can remain stable under 160 degrees below Celsius, is required to contain LNG. Assembling an Invar-made compartment takes a delicate process, with the most complicated 10 percent of the welding still requiring manual work.
As the shortage of natural gas in Europe continues to intensify, the demand for LNG ships in the international market has risen sharply this year. The average delivery time for LNG ships is as long as 30-50 months. As the first Chinese shipbuilder to acquire the technology to build LNG ships, Hudong-Zhonghua now holds orders for over 30 LNG vessels, and its delivery schedule has already been filled to 2027.
Editor：Zhu Yan
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[@donkeykong516]

China seems to be in good position in any situation the US creates

[@taiwanstillisntacountry]

Buying cheap-affordable NG from the Russian Federation is not good.? Buying the same NG, transfered to LNG and then buy at 10x the cost from USA companies is way better and inviroment friendly? Well done EU.

[@Winter_Jasmine]

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[@ioanstef1983]

These Are The Ships I Would Not Think of Building, They Package as Much as An Atomic Bomb! Remember Hindenburg Zeppelin, And That had only Little Hidrogen in it!