France, July 2 -- At the 29th World Gas Conference held in Beijing, Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd. debuted two pioneering ship designs: a 201,000 cbm LNG carrier featuring a three-cargo hold layout, and a 42,000 cbm carbon dioxide (CO?) carrier. During the event, Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) presented Approval in Principle (AiP) certificates for these two innovative vessels, the classification society said.The 201,000 cbm LNG carrier is the world's first of its class to adopt a three-cargo hold configuration, breaking the long-standing design bottlenecks. This novel approach delivers key benefits, including reduced costs, enhanced energy efficiency, lower carbon emissions, and high compatibility.Compared with four-c...