Hapag-Lloyd places $4 billion order for 24 LNG dual-fuel ships

German shipping major Hapag-Lloyd has ordered 24 LNG-capable ships from Chinese shipbuilders, for deliveries between 2027-2029.

PHOTO: Hapag Lloyd's container ship. Hapag Lloyd

12 of these ships, each with a capacity of 16,800 TEU, will be built by Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group. The remaining 12, each with a capacity of 9,200 TEU, will be constructed by New Times Shipbuilding.

These ships will be equipped with dual-fuel propulsion systems, enabling them to run on both conventional fuels and LNG.

They will also be ammonia-ready, which means that while they won’t initially operate on ammonia upon delivery, they can be retrofitted for ammonia propulsion in the future.

By Konica Bhatt

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