- German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd is preparing to launch 2 pilot projects, as the 2020 deadline looms.
- The projects aim at converting fleets to LNG Vessels and testing EGCS or Scrubbers.
- They have recently made a 15000 TEU Containership LNG-ready last month.
- The company now has 17 LNG powered containerships.
As the IMO 2020 regulation looms,Hapag-Lloyd is preparing two pilot projects, the company said in its half-year financial report.
The German-based liner shipping company is all set to start two pilot projects as it looks to comply with the International Maritime Organization’s sulphur dioxide emissions reduction requirements, says a report published in LNG World News
The Financial Report
“These include testing exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS/scrubbers) on two larger container ships and converting a large vessel in the Hapag-Lloyd fleet to liquid gas (LNG),” the company said in the report.
Hapag-Lloyd expects the container shipping to remain a growth industry in the long-term. The shipping company added it plans no significant investment in new ship systems until the end of 2019.
LNG Vessels
During the last month, Hapag-Lloyd named the LNG-ready 15,000 TEU containership Afif, which belongs to the category of ultra-large container vessels, the second-largest ship class in Hapag-Lloyd’s fleet.
With Afif, Hapag-Lloyd operates 17 LNG-ready ships, which are equipped with the technology to use LNG as fuel.
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Source: LNG World News
