China’s Qingdao Wuchuan Heavy Industry is set to build the pioneering vessel for the state-owned power company.
The vessel, which will be classed by ABS,has been designed by China’s CIMC Ocean Engineering Design & Research Institute
The ship is expected to transport natural gas from Indonesian fields in East Java to the island of Lombok, just east of Bali.
PT PLN’s inaugural CNG ship, which will be dual-classed with the Indonesian class society Biro Klasifikasi Indonesia, will be 110 meters in length and offer sailing speeds of 14 knots.
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