The assessment of the impact of the navigability conditions of the Putian Project has been approved by the Ministry of Transport

The Ministry of Transport has issued the "Review of the Impact of the Navigability Conditions of the Hanas Putian Liquefied Natural Gas Receiving Station Project" (Jiaoshuichu[2023] No. 146), providing review and approval opinions on the impact of the project on the navigability conditions, which serves as a basis for determining safety measures during the construction and operation of the project, and is of great significance to the safety of navigation and the construction of waterways.

Since the submission of the project's navigability impact report for review, the Ministry of Transport, Fujian Provincial Department of Transport, Port and Shipping Administration, Maritime Safety Administration, East China Sea Xiamen Navigation Aids Station and Pilot Station and other relevant departments have gained a deep understanding of the needs of the enterprises, provided professional guidance throughout, and guided enterprises to improve their quality and efficiency, supporting high-quality development.

The impact assessment of navigability conditions is based on the "Maritime Law of the People's Republic of China" and "Administrative Measures for the Review and Approval of Impact Assessments of Navigability Conditions". It aims to provide review and approval opinions on the engineering site selection, technical requirements for navigability conditions, and measures for ensuring navigational safety for projects involving waterways. This approval points out that the construction and operation of the Putian project have minimal impacts on adjacent harbor basins and channel erosion and deposition, water flow conditions, and seabed evolution, and that the project site selection and overall layout comply with the "Sea-going Vessel Channel Navigability Standards" (JTS180-3-2018), meeting the navigability requirements for LNG ships and other ships in Meizhou Bay.

Putian Company will strictly follow the requirements of the approval opinions to carry out construction work and manage the ship traffic during operation. It will also cooperate with relevant departments to complete the construction of supporting waterways, ensuring that construction progresses efficiently while also maintaining the safety of the surrounding environment and adjacent projects, promoting coordinated regional economic development.