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LNG powered boxship wins Nor-Shipping award

A design for a 3,100 teu containership running entirely on LNG has won the prestigious “Next Generation Ship” award at Nor-Shipping 2013.

Marcus Hand, Editor

June 4, 2013

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The award takes into account the design’s dramatically lower emissions relative to a comparable bunker-fuelled ship. The vessel, designed by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME), as part of a two-vessel order from TOTE Shipholdings and to be constructed at General Dynamics NASSCO, is expected to be the largest of any type in the world to be powered by LNG. The build will feature a MAN D&T ME-GI slow-speed engine.

Construction of the first vessel is expected to commence in Q1 2014, with delivery slated for Q4 2015. An option is included for three additional ships.

The design was picked from a stable of four nominees, which consisted of lightweight battery-powered ferry ZeroCat, diesel-electric and battery-powered PSV Edda Fides, and Deltamarin’s efficiently designed bulker B.Delta.

 

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Marcus Hand

Editor

Marcus Hand is the editor of Seatrade Maritime News and a dedicated maritime journalist with over two decades of experience covering the shipping industry in Asia.

Marcus is also an experienced industry commentator and has chaired many conferences and round tables. Before joining Seatrade at the beginning of 2010, Marcus worked for the shipping industry journal Lloyd's List for a decade and before that the Singapore Business Times covering shipping and aviation.

In November 2022, Marcus was announced as a member of the Board of Advisors to the Singapore Journal of Maritime Talent and Technology (SJMTT) to help bring together thought leadership around the key areas of talent and technology.

Marcus is the founder of the Seatrade Maritime Podcast that delivers commentary, opinions and conversations on shipping's most important topics.

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