China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Industry (DSIC) has floated out the seventh LNG carrier for compatriot China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES), a unit of China Merchants Group.
According to a statement by the shipbuilder, the 175,000-cbm LNG carrier Sea Charity was launched on Friday.
The LNG carrier is 295 meters long and 46.4 meters wide, with a design draft of 11.5 meters and a speed of 19.5 knots.
It features an LNG dual-fuel low-speed main engine with an integrated ICER system, a reliquefaction unit, and GTT’s Mark III Flex membrane containment system.
CMES has eight LNG carriers on order at the shipbuilder.
DSIC launched the first vessel in this batch, Sea Spirit, in May 2024, the second vessel, Sea Navigator, in October 2024, the third vessel, Sea Creation, in March this year, the fourth vessel, Sea Argosy, in May this year, and the sixth vessel, Sea Energy, in June this year.
Sea Spirit recently also completed its sea and gas trials.
DSIC is now preparing the first vessel in this batch of eight ships for delivery.
This is also the first large LNG carrier built by the Chinese shipbuilder.
