On June 30th, 2020, China Shipbuilding
Trading Co., Ltd. (CSTC), Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd., Petrochina
International Co., Ltd., COSCO Shanghai LNG Investment Co., Ltd. and COSCO Oil
Transportation Co., Ltd. held a video on-line contract-signing ceremony for building
and chartering of three 174,000 m3LNG carriers. Mr. Sun Wei, Vice President of CSSC, Mr. Sun Yunfei,
Vice President of COSCO, Mr. Tian Jinghui, Vice President of Petrochina Co., Ltd.
and Executive Director of Petrochina International Co., Ltd., Mr. Li Hongtao, Chairman
of CSTC, and Mr. Chen Jianliang, Chairman of Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding
(Group) Co., Ltd. attended the ceremony and witnessed the contracts-signing.
Mr. Wu Aijun, Vice President of CSTC, and
Mr. Chen Jun, President of Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd., as the
Seller¡¯s representatives, Mr. Zhang Tong, Vice President of Petrochina International
Co., Ltd., Mr. Cong Jian, Managing Director of COSCO Shanghai LNG Investment Co.,
Ltd. and Mr. Ji Ming Si, Vice President of COSCO Oil Transportation Co., Ltd.,
as the Buyer¡¯s representatives, signed the shipbuilding contract. Meanwhile,
the chartering contract for the 3 LNG ships was also signed.
Within the framework of the contract, three
174,000 m3LNG carriers will be Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd.¡¯s
fourth generation of LNG ships. The new generation of LNG carriers, indigenously
designed and developed by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd., with
overall length of 295 meters, moulded width of 45 meters, moulded depth of 18.3
meters, can cruise at a speed of 19.5knots. All these ships will be equipped
with the latest generation of DFDE system, which will much benefit the user by means
of better performances and lower energy consumption.
