Singapore-based Pacific International Lines (PIL) on Friday (4 March) entered a contract with Jiangnan Shipyard (Group) for the construction of four 14,000 TEU container vessels, it said.
The vessels will be equipped with dual-fuel engines and auxiliaries that are able to consume both Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) or low sulphur fuel oil.
The four vessels will be delivered progressively from 2H 2024 through to 1H 2025. When delivered, the vessels will become the largest container vessels in PIL’s fleet and the first vessels in the fleet to run on LNG.
To further demonstrate PIL’s commitment to meet the industry’s environmental goals, the four vessels will be equipped with ammonia intermediate ready bunker fuel tanks which makes it possible to retrofit the vessels to run on ammonia when the technology is commercially available.
“This contract to build the four 14,000 TEU LNG dual-fuelled vessels marks our plan to continue optimising our fleet to serve our customers in our key markets,” said Lars Kastrup, Co-President and Executive Director, PIL.
“At the same time, it is aligned to our total commitment to reducing PIL’s carbon emissions by tapping on the latest technologies available.
“The LNG option represents an important step in PIL’s decarbonisation journey, and as BioLNG and e-Methane as well as other technology solutions mature, we aspire to continue to be at the forefront of these developments to achieve the zero emission target.”
Photo credit: Pacific International Lines
Published: 7 March, 2022
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