QIDONG: The world’s first carrier of compressed natural gas (CNG) was delivered to Qidong City, East China’s Jiangsu Province on Saturday morning before sailing to Indonesia.
With a capacity of up to 700,000 cubic meters per voyage, the vessel will be used to transport CNG between islands in Indonesia for use in power plants with peak demand. The natural gas carrier has a length of 110 meters and a design speed of 14 knots (1 knot = 1.852 km/h).
The CNG carrier stores natural gas in pressure vessels at ambient temperature. Unlike liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers, a CNG carrier does not need expensive equipment such as liquefaction facilities and regasification terminals.
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The CNG transporter, as an important part of the gas industry chain, will provide a new option for transporting natural gas. This delivery of the world’s first CNG carrier is expected to help explore the potential for hydrogen shipping in the future.
