Box ship operator Hapag-Lloyd is in the process of finalising a deal for a dozen newbuild boxships to be fuelled by liquified natural gas (LNG), reports Ship & Bunker.
The company said no information was available at this time as the contract had yet to be signed.
LNG bunkering
Maritime news provider Tradewinds has reported that the order will include a new tank fuelling system.
LNG has established itself as a viable alternative to oil-derived bunker fuel with northwest Europe as the most well developed market.
According to the Society for Gas as Marine Fuel, there are currently 187 LNG-fuelled ships in operation, 88 ports supplying LNG and 17 LNG bunker tankers.
A European Commission-funded three-year project was started in 2018 to look at using lighter material in the manufacture of LNG bunker tanks.
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Source: Ship & Bunker
