- Global shipbuilding giant Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) builds a very large container ship powered by LNG for the first time in the world.
- A trial run of the ship that is 366 meters long and 51 meters wide has recently been completed.
- The vessel with a capacity of 14,800 TEU will be delivered to Singapore’s Eastern Pacific Shipping on Sept. 15.
- Hyundai Heavy Industries Group has won contracts to construct 44 LNG-powered bulk carries, tankers and container vessels.
A recent news report published in The Korea Bizwire details about the Hyundai Heavy building the world’s first LNG-powered shop.
A deal to build LNG ships
In April 2018, Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries clinched a deal to build six LNG-powered container ships from the Singaporean shipping company.
Hyundai is to deliver the LNG-powered ship in September, the world’s largest LNG-powered ship.
LNG-powered ships eco-friendly
LNG-powered ships are considered an eco-friendly option to meet strengthened environmental regulations, but high costs have posed challenges to private shippers.
LNG-powered oil tanker
In July 2018, the group delivered a very large LNG-powered oil tanker with a displacement of 114,000 tons, becoming the first shipyard in the world to do so.
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Source: The Korea Bizwire
