LNG forecast positive

摘要

Speaking at the National People's Congress and the Chinese Political Consultative Conference, Tang Guanjun, director of the Yangtze River Navigation Bureau of the Ministry of Transport explained that inland, LNG-powered ship promotion and application is looking promising. In particular, the Yangtze River area is to build around 100 inland LNG vessels in 2017. Of late, Chinas output of LNG-powered vessels has increased, both in terms of conversions and newbuilds. At the same time, LNG bunkering facilities and LNG bunkering pontoons have also gained impetus in development. On 20 December 2016, the bunkering pontoon Haigang Star No. 2 set off on its maiden voyage. This vessel, measuring 136m long, 18m wide and 5.2m deep, has been called the biggest comprehensive bunkering pontoon for oil, water and gas in the world. It is equipped with two 250m LNG tanks and provides LNG and high-quality refined petroleum products for vessels operating in the Yangtze area.