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![Challenge: To build a large LNG vessel is one of the toughest tasks in the world’s shipbuilding industry](https://static.independent.co.uk/2023/06/07/11/ship.jpg)
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers are designed and built specifically for carrying the gas at sea at a temperature of below -163C. To build a large LNG vessel is known as one of the toughest tasks in the world’s shipbuilding industry.
Since delivering the first self-built LNG carrier in 2008 after 10 years of effort, Chinese shipbuilders quickly grew into a major powerhouse in the industry by winning more than 30 per cent of global orders for LNG carriers in 2022.
Watch this video to find out more.