China’s Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) has started building the first LNG-powered pure car and truck carrier for Citic Financial Leasing and a joint venture led by Cosco Shipping.
GSI said in a statement it held on Wednesday a steel-cutting ceremony for the LNG dual-fuel PCTC (Hull No. 22110006) with a capacity of 7,000 ceu.
GSI says the vessel is owned by Citic Financial Leasing, a unit of Citic, and chartered by Guangzhou Yuanhai Automobile Shipping, a joint venture of Cosco Shipping Specialized Carriers, Shanghai International Port Group Logistics (SIPGL), and SAIC Anji Logistics.
![China’s Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) has started building the first LNG-powered pure car and truck carrier for Citic Financial Leasing.](https://lngprime.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/640-1024x683.jpeg)
VesselsValue data shows that Citic Financial Leasing ordered this and two more PCTCs at GSI for about $92 million per vessel in February last year.
The vessels are scheduled for delivery in 2025.
In March this year, GSI announced an order for three more LNG-powered PCTCs from Guangzhou Yuanhai Automobile Shipping.
GSI said at the time that it has 22 LNG-powered PCTCs on order, ranking first in the world.