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K Line has welcomed another LNG-powered pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) into its feet.
The vessel in question is the 7,000-ceu Poseidon Highway built by Imabari Shipbuilding.
The 199.9-meter long and 38-meter wide ship features MAN’s dual-fuel electronic control engine “6S60ME-C10.5-GI-EGRBP”.
K Line said LNG fuel is expected to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) by 25 percent to 30 percent and emissions of sulfur oxides (SOx), which cause air pollution, by almost 100 percent.
This vessel is also expected to cut emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) by 80 percent to 90 percent by using EGR (exhaust gas recirculation), the firm claims.
K Line previously said it aims to have about 40 LNG-powered vessels in its fleet by 2030.
Prior to this vessel, K Line took delivery of the 7,000-ceu Nereus Highway built by China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Jiangsu).
Earlier this year, the firm took delivery of its first capesize bulk carrier equipped with a dual-fuel diesel engine that utilizes LNG as its primary fuel.
Besides LNG-fueled vessels and one LNG bunkering vessel, K Line also has a large fleet of LNG carriers.
According to its latest financial report, the firm had 46 LNG carriers in its fleet, including 44 owned vessels, as of the end of June this year.
In addition, K Line had 19 LNG carriers on order as of the end of June.
Six of these vessels are expected to be delivered in 2025, and 13 vessels are scheduled for delivery in 2026.