Sea trials completed for new LNG carrier for ADNOC L&S

China's Jiangnan Shipbuilding has completed conducting sea trials of a new LNG carrier ordered by UAE shipowner ADNOC Logistics and Services (ADNOC L&S).

The ship is the fourth in a series of ADNOC L&S-operated LNG carriers that also include the 2024-built Al Shelila and the 2025-built Al Rahba. Like is earlier sisters, it has an LOA of 298.5 metres, a beam of 46 metres, and three LNG cargo tanks with a total capacity of 175,000 cubic metres.

A membrane-type cargo containment system helps keep the gas evaporation rate to just under 0.085 per cent. An air lubrication system consisting of eight air compressors in the bow and 16 air release units on the hull bottom will meanwhile form an air film between the hull and the water, thereby reducing wave resistance.

The propulsion setup includes two main engines driving propellers via shaftlines.

The sea trials also included testing of the ship's conventional and gas propulsion modes, the navigation control system, cargo handling, and seaworthiness under a range of sailing conditions.