Recently, Jiangnan Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, and China State Shipbuilding Trading Co., Ltd. signed a contract with ADNOC Logistics & Services (ADNOC L&S), a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), for the construction of two 175,000-cubic-meter LNG carriers. The contract has become the first shipyard in China to undertake the MARK III membrane type large-scale LNG carrier.
At the same time, this order is also China's first order for the pure international market in the field of large LNG ships, creating a precedent for Chinese shipbuilding companies to directly cooperate with international leading oil and gas companies in the field of large LNG ship construction.
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company was established in 1971. It is a state-owned oil company in the United Arab Emirates and a world-class oil and gas industry group company. Its product chain involves almost all fields and varieties of oil, natural gas and petrochemicals. . At the end of 2016, ADNOC integrated its three subsidiaries and established ADNOC L&S, a shipping and maritime logistics subsidiary.
Captain Abdulkareem Al Masabi, Chief Executive Officer of ADNOC L&S, said: “Fleet expansion will be a key driver of ADNOC L&S’ growth strategy with ADNOC’s plans to double its LNG production capacity and growing customer demand. Our fleet provides sustainable, innovative vessels capable of serving our customers for the next 25 years, while also supporting ADNOC's natural gas growth strategy and continuing our partnership with Jiangnan."
It is reported that this type of ship is a 175,000 cubic meter MARK III membrane-type LNG carrier (“LNG JUMBO”) independently developed and designed by Jiangnan Shipbuilding in line with the latest international LNG ship design concepts. , energy saving and environmental protection and other characteristics, the comprehensive economic performance indicators have reached the international advanced level. This type of ship is equipped with a partial reliquefaction system, which makes the ship's control and operation management more flexible, and improves energy efficiency. It is equipped with the latest technology dual-fuel propulsion system, which can reduce methane escape and carbon emissions, and can meet the most stringent emission requirements. At the same time, this type of ship meets the adaptation requirements of most LNG loading and unloading ports in the world.
The successful landing of this order marks that Jiangnan Shipbuilding has officially entered the large-scale LNG carrier construction market, laying a solid foundation for the formation of a stable LNG carrier construction capacity, helping to expand and increase the proportion of high value-added ship types and further enhance comprehensive competitiveness. At the same time, this cooperation with ADNOC will significantly enhance the international influence of China State Shipbuilding Corporation in the LNG carrier market and boost the Group's plan to improve the construction capacity of large-scale LNG ships. actual manifestation.
It is understood that Jiangnan Shipbuilding began to conduct research on membrane LNG containment system technology in 1994, and participated in the bidding of China's first large-scale LNG ship construction project (Guangdong LNG transportation project) in 2002, and was the only company that submitted MARK III at that time. The shipyard for the technical solution of membrane type LNG carriers.
In July 2013, Jiangnan Shipbuilding became the first company in the world to manufacture GTT MARK III and MARK III FLEX combined simulation cabins and obtained the qualification approval of GTT, laying a solid foundation for entering the field of membrane liquefied gas ship construction. In 2017, Jiangnan Shipbuilding established the MARK III engineering special promotion working group, and officially listed the membrane-type liquefied gas carrier as a strategic breakthrough product.
At the beginning of 2018, Jiangnan Shipbuilding won an order for a 23,000TEU ultra-large LNG dual-fuel container ship from CMA CMA CGM. This type of ship is equipped with the world's first batch of MARK III membrane-type LNG fuel tanks. The first ship has been delivered and operated smoothly in 2020.
In May 2021, Jiangnan Shipbuilding and Guangdong Jiufeng Energy signed an order for a 79,800 cubic meter MARK III membrane-type LNG carrier, officially entering the field of membrane-type liquefied gas ship construction.
So far, Jiangnan Shipbuilding has achieved full coverage of the R&D, design and construction capabilities of the full spectrum of liquefied gas ships equipped with Type A, Type B, Type C and membrane low-temperature liquefied gas containment systems.
Jiangnan Shipbuilding has a professional training workshop and a low-temperature laboratory for the MARK III enclosure system, which can systematically train various professional types of work to achieve rapid adjustment of peak and valley demand for human resources; Jiangnan Shipbuilding is also preparing to build an intelligent three-dimensional warehouse and expand training. Center, experimental equipment resources, etc., provide better conditions for the production line of large-scale membrane-type LNG carriers and LNG fuel tanks to ensure the smooth progress of subsequent construction.
While possessing abundant technical reserves, Jiangnan Shipbuilding has also gained market recognition with its high-quality services. This project is the second cooperation between Jiangnan Shipbuilding and ADNOC. In 2020, AW Shipping, a joint venture between ADNOC L&S and Wanhua Chemical, has ordered five 86,000-cubic-meter dual-fuel VLGCs in Jiangnan Shipbuilding. At present, the project is progressing smoothly. In the process of cooperation, a deep friendship has also been established, which has laid a solid foundation for the two parties to cooperate again in this large-scale LNG project.
