China delivers first LNG carrier with domestic cryogenic cargo valves in key localization breakthrough

China delivered its first large LNG carrier with a cargo containment system fully fitted with domestically made ultra-low-temperature valves, marking a key breakthrough in the localization of critical LNG shipbuilding equipment and highlighting the country’s growing strength in high-end vessel manufacturing. The 174,000-cubic-meter vessel was built by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Co, a subsidiary of China State ...