China's first liquefied natural gas (LNG) ship, sailed off shipyard at the end of Dec., 2005, in Shanghai. Representing high-tech and high-added value in the shipbuilding industry, it can only be built in Japan, the Republic of Korea and several European countries. China input more than 100 million yuan on the research of the LNG ship in the past years. The first LNG ship, 292 meters long and 43.35 wide, with a capacity of 147,200 cubic meters, is scheduled to go into operation in October, 2007.(Xinhua photo)
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