South Korea’s HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE), a shipbuilding intermediate holding firm of HD Hyundai, has been commissioned by Greece-based shipowner Capital to construct a brand new pair of dual-fuel liquefied pure gasoline (LNG)-powered container vessels.
In line with Greek shipbroker Intermodal, Capital has booked two 2,800 TEU dual-fuel LNG models in a deal valued at $57 million. As soon as building is accomplished, the vessels are deliberate to be handed over someday in 2027.
Along with the containerships’ means to run on liquefied pure gasoline, owing to which they’re anticipated to ‘tremendously’ slash emissions and, thus, function in an eco-friendly method, the vessels will reportedly be outfitted with exhaust gasoline cleansing techniques (EGCS), in any other case often called scrubbers.
To remind, Capital already has a sextet of boxships underneath building at HD KSOE, that are scheduled for turnovers in 2027 and 2028. At the start of July this 12 months, HD KSOE shook arms with French technological containment specialist Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) to engineer cryogenic tanks for the models.
As beforehand reported, underneath this settlement, GTT would equip every of the boxships with tanks boasting a capability of 8,000 cubic meters (cbm), while incorporating the corporate’s Mark III Flex membrane containment system.
The upgraded tank design is projected to increase LNG holding time and assist compliance with upcoming rules on chilly ironing, i.e., ships connecting to shore energy whereas docked. Moreover, utilizing LNG as gas is projected to chop carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by practically 25,000 tonnes per vessel every year, the businesses elaborated.
For the reason that starting of this 12 months, the South Korean shipbuilding heavyweight has clinched contracts to assemble at the least twenty boxships fueled by liquefied pure gasoline.
On the very finish of January, Marseille-headquartered maritime transport large CMA CGM tapped HD KSOE for the constructing of twelve LNG dual-fuel models. The 18,000 TEU ships, signed underneath a $2.57 billion deal, are attributable to be handed over by the tip of December 2028.
Extra just lately, specifically within the second week of June, it was revealed that HD KSOE had inked a $1.76 billion settlement with a transport participant primarily based in Asia for eight LNG-powered containerships, to be delivered in 2028.
