EPS takes delivery of first LNG dual-fuel PCTC

Singapore-based Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has taken delivery of the first in a series of six LNG dual-fuel pure car and truck carriers (PCTC) being built at China’s Jinling Shipyard.

PHOTO: Company representatives at Lake Herman’s delivery ceremony. EPS

The PCTC, Lake Herman, can run on both LNG and conventional marine fuels.

The 7,000-car equivalent unit (CEU) vessel is equipped with shore power capability, a waste heat recovery system and battery power.

LNG has been gaining popularity among shipowners. The global LNG-fuelled fleet is currently made up of 448 vessels, with another 86 expected to join this year, classification society DNV data shows.

LNG can curb carbon dioxide emissions by about a quarter compared to conventional bunker fuels. But its methane emissions can be 36 times more potent as a greenhouse gas (GHG) compared to carbon dioxide over a century, according to a World Bank study.

By Tuhin Roy

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