In China, Hapag-Lloyd has signed a contract with the Chinese shipyard CIMC Raffles for the construction of eight new container ships. The ordered units will each have a capacity of 4,500 TEU and are scheduled for delivery in 2028 and 2029. The investment volume amounts to more than $500 million.
The new ships will be equipped with state-of-the-art dual-fuel methanol engines. They will be up to 30 percent more efficient than older generations of ships in the same size class and will be able to save up to 350,000 metric tons of CO2e per year when using methanol propulsion. The ships, which are part of Hapag-Lloyd’s first newbuild project involving this sustainable propulsion technology, will complement the growing portfolio of dual-fuel container ships in the company’s fleet: At present, a total of 37 dual-fuel liquefied natural gas (LNG) units that can also operate using biomethane are in operation or planned.
Tags: China, Hapag-Lloyd, methanol
Category: Fuels
