Asia/Pacific News
First CNG Carrier Planned
The world's first compressed natural gas (CNG) carrier will be built at Qingdao Wuchuan Heavy Industry's northern China shipyard for Indonesia's Pelayaran Bahtera Adhiguna, according to ABS, which will class the vessel.
The 2,200 cubic meter-capacity ship will be dual-classed with Indonesian class society Biro Klasifikasi Indonesia and registered in Indonesia.
It will transport natural gas from Indonesian gas fields in East Java to the island of Lombok.
"As society's demands continue to drive the search for cleaner forms of energy, new methods of marine transport, propulsion and processing for gas are being required," said ABS Chairman and CEO Christopher J. Wiernicki.
"ABS remains committed to being on the leading edge of that technical evolution, supporting industry and regulators as they navigate through the challenges."
The ship was designed by CIMC Ocean Engineering Design & Research Institute of China.
Damen Shipyard of the Netherlands recently announced plans for a tug powered by CNG.
