Pacific Worldwide Strains Pte. Ltd. (PIL) has contracted Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co. Ltd. to assemble 5 dual-fuel container vessels designed for liquefied pure gasoline (LNG) fueling, the Singaporean container transport firm stated.
The order for 9,000-twenty-foot-equivalent-unit (TEU) vessels follows PIL’s order of 5 LNG dual-fuel container vessels with a capability of 13,000 TEU from the identical Chinese language shipbuilder final August. For the newest order, PIL expects supply 2027 and 2028, it stated in a web-based assertion.
The vessels are a part of PIL’s bid to exchange as much as half of its fleet with fashionable items over the subsequent decade, with 18 newbuilds ordered since 2022, chief govt Lars Kastrup stated.
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“The brand new 9,000-TEU vessels are designed with highly-optimized cargo stowage options which is able to considerably improve PIL’s service capabilities”, PIL stated. “They can even be constructed to attain a excessive stage of environmental sustainability. Along with being LNG-powered, the vessels have the aptitude to transition to operating on bio-methane, one of many lowest emission fuels accessible to the transport business right this moment”.
The ships from Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corp., will adjust to the Worldwide Maritime Group’s Vitality Effectivity Design Index for newbuilds and the Carbon Depth Indicator, PIL stated.
“They’ll characteristic energy-saving options reminiscent of a streamlined hull-form, variable-frequency drive motors, shaft turbines, lower-energy LED lightings in addition to superior hull coatings”, it added.
PIL has additionally ordered 4 14,000-TEU and 4 8,000-TEU ships. On October 26, one of many 14,000-TEU ships, Kota Eagle, had its first bunkering with 8,000 cubic meters (282,500 cubic ft) of LNG, turning into PIL’s first LNG-powered containership, as introduced by the corporate. Kota Eagle has been deployed to Latin America.
“The usage of LNG as a marine gas is a practical possibility enabling the transport business to attain tangible and speedy discount in carbon emissions”, PIL stated, saying the fueling operation, which occurred within the Chinese language metropolis of Shanghai.
In different firm developments, PIL introduced Monday it should launch into operation a brand new weekly feeder service between Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates, and Umm Qasr, Iraq, on November 15.
“Generally known as the Iraq Feeder Service (IQF), it should complement PIL’s flagship Center East service – Gulf China Service”, PIL stated in a press launch. “As a devoted feeder service, IQF will contribute to enhancing connectivity between the Center East with the remainder of PIL’s international community”.
PIL operates about 100 container vessels, serving over 90 international locations, based on the corporate.
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