AsiaLNG as Fuel

China Merchants yard gets OK from DNV for LNG-powered PCTC

By LNG Prime Staff
China Merchants yard gets OK from DNV for LNG-powered PCTC
For illustration only (Image: Eastern Pacific Shipping)

China Merchants Jinling Shipyard in Nanjing has secured an approval in principle from classification society DNV for a new LNG-powered pure car and truck carrier (PCTC).

The approval is for a for the second phase of a dual-fuel PCTC design able to carry 8000 units, according to a statement by China Merchants.

It follows the development of the first phase approved last year.

According to the statement, this new hybrid PCTC design is ammonia-ready and features battery energy storage.

China Merchants expects this design with type C tanks to become the “benchmark green vessel” of the new generation of large car carriers.

China Merchant yards have secured a large number of orders for LNG-powered vessels, including the LNG dual-fuel PCTCs ordered by Idan Ofer’s Eastern Pacific Shipping, the Hoegh Autoliners vessels, and NYK’s PCTCs.

DNV’s most recent data shows that owners placed orders for more than 200 LNG-powered ships this year.

LNG-powered container vessels and car carriers constituted nearly two thirds of the 203 ship orders during this year, according to DNV.

Most Popular

Contracts and Tenders

Australia’s Santos strengthens LNG portfolio with new deals

Australian LNG player Santos has signed two separate, non-binding LNG agreements that underscore the company’s growing global LNG portfolio position. Santos entered into a non-binding heads of agreement to buy LNG from the Ksi Lisims LNG project in Canada and the company agreed key commercial terms with South Korea's Posco Steel to supply the latter with LNG.
LNG Terminals

Fluxys: Dunkirk LNG sendout reduced due to strike

France’s Dunkirk LNG import terminal has reduced sendout to the grid on Tuesday due to a strike, according to Belgian LNG terminal operator Fluxys.
Contracts and Tenders

Sempra Infrastructure, Petrobras ink 20-year Port Arthur LNG SPA

Brazil’s state-owned energy firm Petrobras has signed a long-term deal with US LNG exporter Sempra Infrastructure, a unit of Sempra, to buy LNG from the second phase of the Port Arthur LNG project in Texas.

More News Like This

Vessels

China’s Hudong-Zhonghua develops new LNG carrier design

Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua has received approvals from five classification societies for a new LNG carrier design that features GTT's Next1 containment tech.
LNG as Fuel

DNV says LNG bunkering fleet may need to more than double by 2030

The global LNG bunkering vessel fleet may need to more than double by 2030 as demand from LNG-fueled ships grows faster than the infrastructure required to supply them, according to classification society DNV.
LNG as Fuel

DNV: LNG remains dominant fuel choice

Classification society DNV said on Thursday that alternative-fueled vessel ordering was strong in August, reaching 52 new vessels, with LNG remaining the dominant fuel choice.
LNG as Fuel

Furetank, partners order more LNG-powered vessels in China

Swedish shipowner Furetank and its partners have ordered four more LNG-powered tankers at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard in Yangzhou.