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Hapag-Lloyd to order LNG-powered containerships in China

By LNG Prime Staff
Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd to order LNG-powered containerships in China
LNG-powered Berlin Express (Image: Hapag-Lloyd)

Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd has signed a letter of intent with a Chinese shipbuilder to order a new batch of LNG dual-fuel containerships, according to shipbuilding sources. Sources said on Wednesday that the LoI between Hapag-Lloyd and Yangzijiang Shipbuilding includes 20 LNG dual-fuel containerships. Under the deal, Yangzijiang will build 8 vessels with a capacity of 9,000…

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