中國石化新聞網訊 據1月5日Korea JoongAng Daily報導，在環保航運需求不斷高漲的背景下，韓國造船商本周二宣布了他們新年的第一筆大宗交易。
韓國造船與海洋工程公司是現代重工集團的子公司，該公司贏得了一份價值9000億韓元(8.27億美元)的合同，將建造6艘液化天然氣動力貨櫃船舶。其中4艘將由現代重工(Hyundai Heavy Industries)生產，2艘將由現代三湖重工(Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries)生產，預計將從2023年上半年開始交付。
這些貨櫃船舶配備了大型液化天然氣燃料箱，可以在亞洲和歐洲等地之間穿梭，而不需要中途加注燃料。
韓國造船與海上工程公司稱，目前有50艘液化天然氣船舶的訂單積壓。該公司表示，隨著全球環境法規的加強，對環保船舶的需求不斷增加。
三星重工宣布，該公司從panocean航運公司手中獲得了一項合同，將以1993億韓元的價格建造一艘液化天然氣運輸船。該船可儲存17.4萬立方米的液化天然氣(6.1立方英尺)。三星表示，訂購的液化天然氣運輸船將包含其最新技術，以防止液化天然氣在運輸過程中洩漏，以阻止有害排放。根據合同，交付時間將在2023年4月。
三星還表示，它一直受益於環保運輸需求的增長。自去年11月以來，該公司已鎖定了20份液化天然氣運輸船合同。
在2020年10月份的一份報告中，韓國進出口銀行研究中心指出，2021年的船舶訂單將主要包括遵守溫室氣體排放規定的需求，並評估這一趨勢對韓國造船企業具有積極影響。報告稱:「由於新船訂單將受到環境法規的推動，將更加強調船舶的功能性和效率，而不是低價。」
韓國造船業已經度過了一個艱難的時間段，液化天然氣船需要高度的技術可信度，隨著其份額的擴大，預計韓國在全球船舶訂單中的份額也將增加。」
王佳晶 摘譯自 Korea JoongAng Daily
原文如下：
Korean shipbuilders benefit from increased demand for LNG ships
Korean shipbuilders announced their first big deals of the new year on Tuesday, on top of a rising tide of demand for eco-friendly shipping.
The Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, an affiliate of Hyundai Heavy Industries Group, won a 900-billion-won ($827 million) contract to build six container ships, each measuring 15,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) and running on liquefied natural gas (LNG).
Of the six, four will be produced by Hyundai Heavy Industries and two by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries. Deliveries will start from the first half of 2023.
The ordered container ships are equipped with large-scale LNG fuel tanks that can shuttle between destinations in Asia and Europe without needing to be refuelled.
Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering now has an order backlog of 50 LNG ships — the largest in the industry, it claims. The company said there’s been a constant increase of demand for eco-friendly vessels as environment regulations are strengthened worldwide.
Samsung Heavy Industries also announced Tuesday that it won a deal to build one LNG carrier from shipping company Pan Ocean at 199.3 billion won.
The vessel has the capacity to store LNG up to 174,000 cubic meters (6.1 cubic feet). Samsung said the ordered LNG carrier will contain its latest technology to prevent loss of LNG during transportation and control systems to block hazardous emissions. Under the contract, delivery will be made by April 2023.
Samsung also said it has been benefiting from rising demand for eco-friendly shipping. It has locked in 20 contracts for LNG carriers since November.
In an October report, the Export-Import Bank of Korea’s research center pointed out that ship orders in 2021 will mostly consist of demand to abide by regulations on greenhouse gas emissions and assessed the trend as having a positive impact on Korean shipbuilders.
「As new ship orders will be motivated by environment regulations, there will be a higher emphasis on functionality and efficiency rather than low prices,」 the report said.
Korea’s shipbuilding industry had passed a difficult phase.
「LNG ships require a high degree of technical credibility and, as its portion expands, Korea’s share in global ship orders is anticipated to increase as well.」