World's biggest boat in Korea launching: 488 metres width 74 meters-maximum hull length, floating facilities-IT news World's biggest boat in Korea launching: 488-metre width 74 meters

The world's largest offshore floating facility in Korea launched geoje, it was the largest float ever built facilities: 488 meters wide and 74 meters long, laden with more than 600,000 tons. The facility for shell company, designed to be used in offshore production of liquefied natural gas, resists category five storm, can produce 3.6 million tons of natural gas annually.

It will serve as a remote base in the West Australia coast for 25 years, the region's Hurricane season lasts from November to April, but ship design can work all year round under any weather conditions. This behemoth is expected to be completed in 2017.

世界最大船体在韩国下水：长488米宽74米 - 最大船体,漂浮设施 - IT资讯
世界最大船体在韩国下水：长488米宽74米

世界最大海上漂浮设施在韩国巨济下水，它是有史以来建造的最大漂浮设施：长488米宽74米，满载超过60万吨。该设施为壳牌公司所有，设计用于在海上生产液化天然气，能抵抗五级飓风，每年能生产360万吨天然气。

它将作为远程基地在西澳大利亚外海工作25年，该地区的飓风季节从11月持续到4月，但船设计能在任何气象条件下全年工作。这艘庞然大物预计将在2017年完工。