VLGC of world's largest ship type delivered in Shanghai

STORY: VLGC of world's largest ship type delivered in Shanghai DATELINE: April 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:43 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of liquefied gas carrier STORYLINE: China's Jiangnan Shipyard under the China State Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. delivered a Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) to Singaporean Petredec Global in Shanghai on Wednesday. This fourth-generation VLGC ship type was independently developed and designed by Jiangnan Shipyard, and is capable of carrying up to 93,000 cubic meters of liquefied gas. Measuring 230 meters in length and 36.6 meters in width, the vessel is the largest VLGC ship type currently in operation. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shanghai, China. (XHTV)