World's first CNG ship gets greenlight

摘要

ABS and Biro Klasifikasi Indonesia will jointly class the world's first compressed natural gas (CNG) carrier for owner Pelayaran Bahtera Adhiguna, a subsidiary of Indonesia's state-owned power company Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PT PLN). The vessel, which has been designed by China's CIMC Ocean Engineering Design & Research Institute, was in the final stages of shipyard selection at time of print. Qingdao Wuchuan Heavy Industry's shipyard in northern China was rumoured to be a front runner for the contract. PT PLN's inaugural CNG ship will be 110m in length and optimised to operate at 14kts. It is designed to offer a nominal CNG capacity of 2,200m~3 and will fly the Indonesian flag.