PIL launches fourth LNG dual-fuel container ship

Singapore-based shipping company Pacific International Lines (PIL) has launched the final in a series of four 14,000 TEU LNG dual-fuel container ships being built by China’s Jiangnan Shipyard.

PHOTO: PIL’s LNG dual-fuel container ship Kota Embun. PIL

The vessel, Kota Embun, is capable of running on both LNG and conventional marine fuels. Once delivered, it will operate on the Far East to West Coast Central and South America route.

The first two ships in the series, Kota Eagle and Kota Emerald, were delivered in October and December last year and are now successfully operating in Latin America. The third vessel, Kota Ebony, was delivered in February. 

“We have another 14 new vessels of various capacities, equipped with LNG dual-fuel technology and other advancements,” PIL’s chief executive, Lars Kastrup, stated.

By Tuhin Roy

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