The world’s largest B-type liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel tank has been installed by a 3,600-metric-ton large sea crane.
The hoisting and installation took about 29 hours, and was completed 9.5 hours ahead of schedule.
A view of hoisting of the world’s largest B-type liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel tank [Photo provided to sasac.gov.cn]
Independently designed by Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd. (DSIC), a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited (CSSC), the fuel tank weighs about 1,150 tons and is 22 meters long, 29.24 meters wide and 28.55 meters high. It has a capacity of 13,000 cubic meters, the largest of its kind in the world.
The world’s largest B-type LNG fuel tank is hoisted by a 3,600-metric-ton large sea crane. [Photo provided to sasac.gov.cn]
The hoisting and installation of the fuel tank marked that China now is capable of systematically hoisting and installing a B-type tank, which will support future construction of liquefied gas tank vessels.
The world’s largest B-type LNG fuel tank is hoisted by a 3,600-metric-ton large sea crane. [Photo provided to sasac.gov.cn]
(Executive editor: Zhu Zeya)
