On November 7, Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Corporation(DSIC) under China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) together with China Shipbuilding Trading Co., Ltd. (CSTC) successfully undertook the construction of 5 sets of 12,000m3 Type-B LNG fuel tanks for Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding.
It is reported that the Type-B tanks will be installed in the first five 13,000 TEU liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel powered large container ships built by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding for PIL (Pacific International Lines).
Classed by LR, the tank capacity is 12,000 cubic meters, the design temperature is -163℃, the design pressure is 0.7Bar, the main body size is 22 meters long, 28 meters wide and 21 meters high, the main material is X7Ni9 steel.
Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd(DSICEM), a subsidiary of DSIC, focuses on expanding the design and manufacture of large-scale marine liquefied gas tanks, including LPG tanks, LEG tanks, LNG tanks, liquid ammonia tanks, liquid carbon dioxide tanks, etc. The company is especially good at the independent design and construction of Type-C tanks and Type-B tanks of various specifications and models of marine LNG cryogenic tanks. At present, we have completed and delivered 5 sets of B-type tanks, which have been highly evaluated by ship owners and ship inspectors.
At present, it has completed and delivered 5 ship sets of Type-B tank, which has been highly evaluated by ship owners and ship inspectors.