Recently, Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering (CIMC SOE), a subsidiary of CIMC Enrico, has successfully received an order for marine liquid ammonia fuel tanks applied to the world’s first liquid ammonia-powered bulk carriers.
It is understood that, as this liquid ammonia fuel tank project will be used for the world’s first liquid ammonia-powered bulk carrier constructed by Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding. The tanks are made of cylinder with high pressure resistance, each tank has a geometric volume of 3,000 m³, a length of 31 meters, a diameter of 12 meters, and all of them are hemispherical heads. This order is for 6 ship sets totaling 12 3,000 m³ liquid ammonia fuel tanks, which are designed and constructed by CIMC SOE independently.
CIMC SOE, as a leading company in the global fuel tank industry, has completely independent liquid tank design, construction and project management capabilities. The company has a skilled and experienced team dedicated to the development and production of high quality marine liquid tanks that meet international environmental standards.
It can provide customized marine cargo tanks and fuel tanks for customers, with C-type fuel tanks topping the global market share. And also it has strong technical reserves in B-type tanks and A-type tanks, with the largest 13,000 m³ B-type tanks and 40,000 m³ A-type tanks for MGCs under construction in China.
The signing of this order for liquid ammonia fuel tank is not only another important breakthrough for CIMC SOE in the field of green shipping, but also a vivid practice for the company to actively respond to the national call for green development and promote the high-quality development of the industry.