Atlas Maritime names LNG-powered PCTC duo in China

China’s CIMC Raffles in Yantai, a unit of CIMC, hosted a naming ceremony for Atlas Maritime’s two LNG dual-fuel pure car and truck carriers.

The naming ceremony for Electric Star and Green Star took place on January 9, according to CIMC Raffles.

These two vessels are part of a series of four LNG dual-fuel PCTCs with a capacity of 7,000 ceu.

CIMC Raffles said the vessels are 99.9 meters long and 38 meters wide, with a design draft of 8.6 meters and a design speed of 19 knots.

Atlas Maritime names LNG-powered PCTC duo in China
Image: CIMC Raffles

This is the first cooperation between CIMC Raffles and Atlas Maritime, while the vessels are the first LNG dual-fuel PCTCs in Atlas Maritime’s fleet.

The Greek shipping firm’s website shows that the other two LNG-powered PCTCs are expected to be delivered in 2026.

The SDARI-designed PCTCs feature two type C LNG tanks each with a capacity of 1,650 cbm.

In addition, the vessels are equipped with MAN 6S60ME-C10.5-GI-EcoEGR main engine and are ammonia-ready, according to Atlas Maritime.

The global fleet of LNG-fueled vessels keeps growing.

Orders for LNG-powered vessels surged 103 percent to 264 ships last year, according to classification society DNV.

The orders for 264 LNG-powered ships compare to 130 LNG-powered vessels in 2023 and 222 LNG-powered vessels in 2022.

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