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World's first CNG propelled container feeder ship launched

World's first CNG propelled container feeder ship launched

Shanghai: This week has seen a dramatic ship design first come to fruition. The Jenjosh Group launched the world's first compressed natural gas propelled container feeder ship from a small yard along the Yangtze.
The NP Jenjosh is the first in a series to be commissioned by the pioneering Singaporean company and built at Wuhu Dajiang shipyard. A proud Capt Jimmy Ng (pictured in front of the vessel), managing director of Jenjosh, relayed by email: 'The world's first CNG propelled container feeder vessel is born.'  [24/10/08]