On April 18, Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding held a steel cutting ceremony for two LNG carriers–the final vessel H1897A of the Petronas project and the fourth vessel H1889A of the CNOOC Phase II project at its Second Manufacturing Department in the Western Plant.
Kawasaki Kisen LNG Business Group General Manager Takuji Murayama, Shipowner Supervision Team Site Manager Koji Okawara, DNV Shanghai Regional New Shipbuilding Department Manager Zhang Qinlei, the company’s LNG Deputy Chief Constructor Huang Huabing and other leaders and guests attended the steel cutting ceremony.
Cao Huanan, LNG Technical Director of Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line), Wang Guzheng, Business Manager of the Lloyd’s Register of Shipping in Eastern China, Wang Haixiong, On-site Project Manager of the China Classification Society, Zhang Shaoying, Deputy Chief Ship Architect of the company’s LNG department, and other leading guests attended the commencement activity.
Both vessels are the fifth-generation “Changheng Series” LNG carriers independently developed and designed by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding. The total length of the vessel is 299 meters, the beam is 46.4 meters and the depth is 26.25 meters. It is equipped with a number of low-carbon energy-saving technologies, with low comprehensive energy consumption, good low-temperature performance, strong cargo capacity, and smart operation and maintenance. The carbon emissions of a single day of sailing can be reduced by more than 10 tons, and it can reach 120 LNG shore stations on all continents around the world, with excellent global navigability.
During the construction of the fifth-generation LNG carrier, Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding fully absorbed the construction experience of the series of vessels and earnestly optimized all aspects of the production chain. In the stage of block manufacturing, the Second Manufacturing Department implemented lean production, optimized more than 60 processes, promoted the advancement of 4 processes, and boosted the improvement of production efficiency and integrity.