Singapore-headquartered Pacific International Lines (PIL) is in an ordering spree of five 13,000 teu LNG dual-fuel boxship newbuildings at China’s Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding.
The neo panamax-sized newbuildings are due for delivery from end-2026 and these are the latest orders together with another eight vessels PIL currently has under construction,
The five ships ordered are equipped with liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel engines and auxiliaries to be able to run on both LNG as well as low sulphur fuel oil.
PIL is currently building four 14,000 teu and four 8,200 teu LNG dual-fuel container vessels. The first two of the 14,000 teu vessels are expected to be delivered later this year.
Lars Kastrup, chief executive officer of PIL said: “These latest orders are part of PIL’s fleet renewal strategy for larger and more eco-friendly vessel types.
“Together with another eight vessels we currently have under construction, we now have 13 new vessels that will contribute significantly towards our decarbonisation goal of net zero emissions by 2050.”
Kastrup said the new vessels will have a high refrigerated container payload capacity.
The vessels will incorporate an optimised hull-form, variable-frequency drive (VFD) motors for larger pumps and ventilation blowers, lower-energy LED lightings as well as premium hull coatings.
