He put Deputy Secretary Zhang aside and personally accompanied Oster and several other shipowner representatives. Maersk Line is the largest shipping company in the world. This time, he served Oster well and allowed him to see the strength of Fangda Shipbuilding.

In the future, Maersk Line's orders will also include shipbuilding.

The visiting convoy finally drove to the construction site of the giant general section. Only when it arrived here did people feel what a great industry is. Under and around the huge general section, ant-like workers were busy, with welding sparks and staggered moving

Parts, and small tractors towing pallets shuttled among them.

"What is being built is a 150,000-ton oil tanker owned by China Ocean Shipping Company. Mr. Oster, please take a look. What is being hoisted now is the bow, which is the last section of the ship's hull." Yao Yuan introduced to Oster with a smile.

Oster was shocked by the two gantry cranes with a maximum lifting capacity of 900 tons. They were working together to lift the bow of the tanker and slowly moved towards the tanker's bow in the dry dock, which was missing only one bow.

"How long did it take?" he took a breath and asked.

Yao Yuan said, "Assembly started a month ago, and it will not take more than 40 days to complete the assembly. Before that, our total construction time was 80 days. Well, from cutting the first piece of steel to launching, the construction can be completed within 180 days."

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"Build a 150,000-ton oil tanker in six months..." Oster couldn't think clearly. This is a 150,000-ton oil tanker, not a 1,500-ton tanker!

Yao Yuan said, "This is the No. 1 dock. It is the largest dock in use and can build 300,000-ton ships. Oh, by the way, if we build a 300,000-ton oil tanker, it can be completed in 12 months."

Oster took a deep breath and suddenly asked, "Where is the 260,000 cubic meter LNG ship? Haven't you ever built an LNG ship? Is the technology passable?"

"It has been certified by the World Classification Society and the French LNG Ship Association, so there is certainly no problem with quality." Yao Yuan said with a smile, "A 260,000 cubic meter LNG ship is about 170,000 tons, which is the largest LNG ship in the world. If there is no problem with funds,

If so, 18 months."

Kim Jae-hyun, who was glued to the side, couldn't listen anymore and said, "Mr. Yao, 18 months is impossible. The largest LNG ship our Hyundai Heavy Industries has ever built is 210,000 cubic meters, and it took 30 months."

Yao Yuan did not refute, and pointed to the operation area next to the dock, which was a huge factory building, and said, "You will know when you look inside later. That is the second LNG ship purchased by Yuanhai Ocean Company, with a capacity of 180,000

cubic meters, the giant section is under construction.”

Oster couldn't wait any longer, so he stopped the car, got out of the car, and then broke away from the visiting group and strode into the huge factory building.

The reason why natural gas has not been utilized for a long time is that storage, transportation and transportation have always been a big problem. Since the emergence of LNG ships, a huge market for this clean energy has suddenly emerged.

When it comes to which ship can bring the greatest profit, oil tankers can only send the second one. The first one is undoubtedly the LNG ship, because there are very, very few such ships. As long as they are in active service, most of them are locked in long-term contracts. That is not what we want.

You can rent it by renting it.

Want to buy?

There are only a few shipyards in the world that can build such ships, and building such ships is very troublesome and takes a very long time.

There is now a shipyard that can build a 260,000 cubic meter LNG ship in 18 months. This means that if Maersk Line places an order first, it can bring huge returns by leasing the newly received LNG ship in two years.

Of course Oster couldn't sit still.

One of the purposes of visiting Directional Shipbuilding this time is to determine the contractor of the LNG ship. Oster must first examine the strength of Directional Shipbuilding, and then comprehensively compare the quotations of Directional Shipbuilding, several Japanese and Korean shipyards, etc., and then

Make a decision.

He actually doesn't care much about whether other ships can be delivered on time, because there are high liquidated damages. Now after seeing the actual situation when a 150,000-ton oil tanker was built using the giant block shipbuilding method, Oster is

I believe what Fangdang Shipbuilding said is true.

But LNG ships are completely different.

How can a ship that can be called the "crown jewel" of the shipbuilding industry and represent the highest level of human shipbuilding compare to an oil tanker that can be built by welding a few oil storage tanks and placing them on the ship frame?
Chapter completed!