On March 28, 2026, China's Hudong-Zhonghua shipyard announced a new contract for four LNG carriers for a European shipowner, highlighting surging demand for gas carriers in Asia.
State-owned Chinese shipyard Hudong-Zhonghua, part of the CSSC group, signed a contract on March 28, 2026, to build four large LNG carriers each with 174,000 cubic meters capacity. The European client specializes in liquefied natural gas trading, with deliveries scheduled for 2028–2029. The deal, worth hundreds of millions of dollars, is corroborated by CSSC reports and industry outlets. This comes amid a boom in LNG vessel orders.[TradeWinds][Lloyd's List][Seatrade Maritime]
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