A 12,000-cubic-meter liquefied natural gas (LNG) transport and refueling vessel was put into service in Qidong City, east China's Jiangsu Province, on Sunday.
The vessel is able to sail on both rivers and sea.
With a length of 132.9 meters and a deck bigger than the size of a standard football pitch, the huge vessel can meet the needs for natural gas of 480,000 households for a month.
The vessel boasts two tanks with a height of more than 20 meters.
The mast of the vessel can be folded when encountering bridges along the Yangtze river, enabling it to cruise in the river and at sea.
The vessel will enhance the service capacity and competitiveness of ports in China, according to the staff members on board.
They say the vessel can replenish natural gas for a large number of foreign cargo ships and merchant ships in China more conveniently and also helps the green development of the world shipping industry.
Super LNG refueling vessel put into service in east China
Super LNG refueling vessel put into service in east China
Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vulin has called for concerted efforts on building a Serbia-China community of shared future when commenting on Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to his country, which the deputy prime minister hailed as "historical".
At the invitation of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, President Xi paid a state visit to Serbia from Tuesday to Wednesday, eight years after his last visit to the European country.
In an interview with China Central Television (CCTV), Vulin shared his views on the significance of Xi's visit.
"I'm very honored that one of the most significant figures in the world -- our friend President Xi Jinping -- visited Serbia the second time in eight years. Serbia's size, population, economic strength and military power are not equivalent to China's. But we know it is our friendship with China that won President Xi's second visit. This is a historical visit where President Xi and President Vucic have set a good example. We all need to unite more closely and work harder to build a Serbia-China community with a shared future in the new era for our people," Vulin said.
The two countries have shared a long-standing and profound friendship, he said, especially since 2016, the bilateral cooperation has significantly boosted Serbia's development.
"China and Serbia are iron-clad friends. Even in the toughest times, the friendship withstood the test. We still have a lot of potentials regarding bilateral cooperation in various fields. We can collaborate more in economy and culture. We are also able to and need to work together more in security," Vulin noted.
He pointed out that no matter how the international landscape has changed, Serbia will stand by China as always.
He expressed his thanks to China's respect for Serbia's sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity; and reiterated Serbia's position in upholding the one-China principle.
"We really appreciate China's efforts in diplomacy, economy and politics to support Serbia in safeguarding its territorial integrity. Please don't forget that Serbia adheres to the one-China principle. We firmly support China in safeguarding its sovereignty and territorial integrity. Every nation should have such rights regardless of size," Vulin said.
Serbian deputy PM calls for concerted efforts on building Serbia-China community with shared future
