Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries became the world’s first ship builder to construct an LNG-fuelled Very Large Container Ship (VLCS), taking the lead in building eco-friendly vessels. The ship powered by LNG was delivered to Singapore’s Eastern Pacific Shipping.
The vessel, measures 366 meters in length, 51 meters in width and 29.9 meters in depth, marks the world’s first VLCS operating on LNG. 14,800 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) container ship is one of six ships which Hyundai Samho is building. The last delivery is scheduled for the third quarter of 2022.
Ship is equipped with a 12,000㎥-class large LNG fuel tank, giving the vessel enough fuel capacity for an Asia-Europe round trip on a single filling. The tank is composed of 9% nickel steel which has superior strength and impact toughness even at a cryogenic temperature (-163 °C). The ship is also outstanding in terms of safety and container loading efficiency due to the optimal layouts and designs applied to the LNG fuel tank, fuel gas supply system (FGSS) and dual-fuel engine.
For a long time, the shipping industry has been under pressure to reduce carbon emissions. Hyundai till now has won orders to build a total of 44 vessels operating on LNG, including bulk carriers, tankers and container ships.
