Hudong-Zhonghua received the approvals in principle (AiPs) from ABS, BV, CCS, DNV, and LR during the LNG2026 conference in Doha.
The AiPs are for a 174,000-cbm LNG and FSRU, a 150,000-cbm ultra-large ethane carrier (ULEC), and the P-Flex 201,000-cbm LNG carrier.
Hudong-Zhonghua also received an AiP from LR for a carbon capture system for a 271,000-cbm LNG carrier.
The Panama-Flex or P-Flex design is a three-cargo tank LNG carrier for which the shipbuilder received approvals last year.
The LNG carrier will have a capacity of 201,000 cbm, while its tanks will feature GTT’s NO96 Super+ containment technology.
Hudong-Zhonghua said the newly developed 174,000-cbm FSRU features a dual-function design that can be converted flexibly into an LNG carrier, significantly enhancing asset utilization and investment returns.
The FSRU features a DFDE single-propeller propulsion system and utilizes GTT’s NO96 GW containment system.
Hudong-Zhonghua said customers may select 3 or 4 regasification modules to meet 750–1000 MMscfd operational demands, balancing flexibility and reliability.
Hudong-Zhonghua has been very busy in the last two months.
The shipbuilder won orders for 10 firm LNG carriers, including the most recent order by Malaysia’s LNG shipping player MISC, a unit of Petronas, for three vessels.
Hudong-Zhonghua also secured an order from George Economou-led TMS Group and it won an order from Nigeria LNG’s shipping unit Bonny Gas Transport (BGT).
