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Trio to work on new LNG carrier design

By LNG Prime Staff
Trio to work on new LNG carrier design
For illustration only (Image: HD Hyundai Heavy Industries)

Classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) has joined forces with South Korea’s HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries to develop a new generation of LNG carrier designs using hybrid electric propulsion.

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