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China’s Jiangsu New Yangzi, a part of Yangzijiang Ship building, has launched the first 7,000-teu LNG dual-fuel container vessel it is building for Seaspan and Zim.
According to Yangzijiang Ship building, the launching ceremony for ZIM Amber took place on May 24.
This containership is also the first vessel which features a type B LNG tank built by Jiangsu Tianyang Green Ship Technology, a unit of Yangzi-Mitsui Ship-building.
The type B tank is equipped with 388mm thick pre-fabricated Expanded Polystyrene panel with Polyurethane foam insulation system, the panel system is performed as:
1) Thermal insulation, to protect the hull from temperatures below those allowable and limit the heat flux into the tank.
2) Spray shield, deflect any liquefied gas fuel down into the partial secondary barrier (drip tray).
