Jiangnan delivers PIL’s LNG-fueled containership

Singapore’s Pacific International Lines (PIL) has taken delivery of its second LNG-powered container vessel from China’s Jiangnan.

Jiangnan handed over LNG dual-fuel Kota Emerald to PIL during a ceremony on Thursday.

This comes two months after delivery of PIl’s first LNG-powered vessel, Kota Eagle, in October,

Jiangnan held a naming ceremony for these two vessels on October 15.

With a capacity of 14,000 teu, they are the largest vessels in PIL’s fleet and also the first to run on LNG.

The two vessels will be plying the route from the Far East to Latin America on PIL’s West Coast Central and South America Service 2 route.

The vessels are 335 meters long and 51 meters wide.

They also feature GTT’s Mark III LNG containment system, an optimized hull form, and variable-frequency drive motors.

In March 2022, PIL ordered four 14,000-teu LNG dual-fuel containerships at Jiangnan with deliveries scheduled in 2024 and 2025.

Moreover, PIL’s other LNG dual-fuel containerships on order include four 8,000 teu vessels, and five 13,000 teu vessels.

Most recently, PIL ordered five 9,000 teu LNG dual-fuel container ships from China’s Hudong-Zhonghua.

It brings the company’s newbuild vessels ordered since 2022 to 18.

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