Singapore’s Eastern Pacific Shipping and Spanish logistics and shipping group Suardiaz have strengthened their longstanding partnership with the delivery of the LNG dual-fuel PCTC RS Atlantico.
As the first mid-sized 5,500 CEU pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) built through collaboration between EPS and Suardiaz, the two firms developed the vessel to meet specific customer requirements, according to a statement by EPS.
The vessel is an LNG dual-fuel PCTC and the lead vessel in its series.
Importantly, RS Atlantico is EPS’s first newbuild which is chartered to Suardiaz, “reflecting the growing depth of cooperation between the two companies and their shared confidence in the future of the automotive logistics sector,” the statement said.
RS Atlantico is also EPS’s first mid-sized PCTC from Xiamen shipyard, which is part of the Fujian Chuanzheng Shipbuilding group in China, the firm said.
EPS has a large fleet of over 350 vessels and 36 million deadweight-tonnes across core segments including containerships, PCTC, dry bulk, gas, and tanker vessels.
Following its merger with CoolCo earlier this year, EPS has further strengthened its gas shipping platform.
This includes booking two large LNG carriers at China’s Jiangnan.