截至目前，中国造船业液化天然气（LNG）船新船订单量创下历史最高水平，可能会在未来几年内超过韩国，占据LNG运输船建造市场的主导地位。俄乌冲突引发的能源危机导致LNG船舶订单需求暴涨，在LNG船建造领域具有先发优势的韩国出现了船坞爆满、产能有限等问题，使得中国船厂承接到了大量订单。据新华社报道，2023年上半年，中国船厂新承接大型LNG船14艘，占同期全球总量的35%。来自中国船舶集团有限公司（CSSC）的相关人士表示，由于需求旺盛，中国LNG船的单船造价已从2.3亿美元左右升至2.5亿美元，但这一价格仍远低于目前的市场价格，如果中国造船厂能够按时交付船舶并保持高质量的建造水平，中国造船业的优势将更为凸显。

Chinese shipyards have accumulated their largest number of LNG newbuild orders till date, positioning them in coming years as an alternative to South Korean yards who currently dominate the LNG ship construction space. In recent years, the rush for long-term LNG contracts after the Ukraine crisis resulted in new LNG ship orders that pushed yard capacity in South Korea to its limit, opening the door for Chinese yards to expand their presence. In the first half of 2023, Chinese yards received 14 large LNG carrier orders, accounting for 35% of global orders for the period, state-owned media Xinhua News Agency reported Aug. CSSC executives said its LNG carrier prices have risen from around $230 million to $250 million due to strong demand. This is still a steep discount to prevailing industry prices and gives Chinese yards an advantage if they can maintain high-quality specifications and delivery schedules.