Recently, Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering Co., Ltd (Nantong CIMC SOE), a subsidiary of CIMC Enrico, has signed an order for 2+2 40,000m3 LPG/Liquid Ammonia Carriers with a European ship owner.
The signed LPG/liquid ammonia carriers is of the same type as the four 40,000 m3 LPG/liquid ammonia carriers under construction by Nantong CIMC SOE. It has an overall length of 180 meters, a beam of 29.80 meters, a design draft of 10 meters with a design speed of 16 knots. As a new generation of medium-sized LPG/liquid ammonia carriers, it adopts LPG dual-fuel propulsion and is equipped with MAN’s high-pressure LPG dual-fuel main engine, which can effectively reduce operational pollution emissions and greenhouse gas emissions.
It is worth mentioning that the 40,000m3 LPG/liquid ammonia carrier is not only equipped with three IMO Type A holds, which effectively saves the hold capacity and improves the economic performance, but also can carry a variety of liquefied gas cargoes, such as LPG, liquid ammonia, vinyl chloride monomer (VCM), etc., to meet the diversified needs of cargo exchange transportation, which will undoubtedly occupy a place in the future market of liquefied gas transportation.
Among them, liquid ammonia, as an important carrier of hydrogen and other zero-carbon energy, provides solutions for its storage and transportation. Meanwhile, liquid ammonia is also widely used in agriculture, chemical industry, manufacturing industry and other fields, and the global market size has reached tens of billions of dollars. With the growing demand for environmental protection and the rapid development of emerging markets, it is expected that the market space for liquid ammonia will continue to expand, further boosting the release of demand for the LPG/Liquid Ammonia Carriers.
Nantong CIMC SOE has been focusing on the field of liquefied gas carriers for 16 years, and has independent capabilities in design, construction and project management of marine liquid tanks, fuel tanks and complete vessels.
As a market leader in small and medium-sized liquefied gas carriers and LNG refueling vessels, Nantong CIMC SOE can provide customers with energy-saving, environmentally friendly, technologically innovative and professional liquefied gas transportation solutions. Its products cover a wide range of liquefied gas carriers such as LPG, ethane, ethylene, LNG, etc., including large-scale ethane carriers and LNG carriers for refueling and refueling which have been the hot ship types in the market in recent years.