Huge LNG refueling vessel delivered in Guangzhou

The world's largest LNG bunker vessel, the Hai Yang Shi You 301, was delivered for use in the Nansha district of Guangzhou, Guangdong province, on Tuesday. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The world's largest liquefied natural gas bunkering ship - a vessel that uses LNG for power and which can refuel other LNG ships - was delivered for use on Tuesday after it was rebuilt in the Nansha district of Guangzhou, Guangdong province.

The vessel, the Hai Yang Shi You 301, has now become the first LNG bunkering ship with a filling function in China in the wake of its reconstruction, according to a statement released by Guangzhou Shipyard International Co on Tuesday.

The vessel, with a total length of 184.7 meters and a width of 28.1 meters can load more than 30,000 cubic meters of LNG, the statement said.

The vessel can provide ship-to-ship refueling service for large LNG fuel powered vessels berthing at domestic coastal ports, the statement said.

It is the first LNG bunker independently designed, built, managed and operated in China.

Before it was reconstructed by GSI, the Hai Yang Shi You 301, which was officially put into operation in September 2015, operated between LNG terminals in China's coastal areas.