QatarEnergy recently took delivery of a new LNG carrier built by China State Shipbuilding Corporation subsidiary Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding.
Hlaitan is a sister ship of Rex Tillerson and Umm Ghuwailina, which were handed over to QatarEnergy earlier this year. The acquisition of the new ships is in line with QatarEnergy’s goal of operating over a hundred vessels to form what it claims will be the world’s largest single fleet of LNG carriers.
The newbuild also has an LOA of 299 metres, a beam of 46.4 metres, a depth of 26.25 metres, and a total cargo capacity of 174,000 cubic metres. The ship also boasts a twin-skeg design as well as and other systems for improving hydrodynamics and reducing carbon emissions.
The ship is powered by a dual-fuel diesel engine equipped with an intelligent control by exhaust recycling (ICER) system, which can help reduce methane slip in gas mode as well as greenhouse gas emissions. By cooling and recirculating the exhaust gas, the ICER system allows some of the methane in the exhaust gas to be re-combusted, thus further reducing the ship's emissions.
Hlaitan is classed by both China Classification Society and American Bureau of Shipping.
