PIL ordered four 14,000 teu LNG dual-fuel vessels earlier this year
Pacific International Lines (PIL) has contracted Yangzijiang Shipbuilding for the construction of four 8,000 teu liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel container vessels.
The vessels, which will be delivered progressively in 2025, will be equipped with an ammonia intermediate ready fuel tank.
Lars Kastrup, CEO of PIL, outlined two reasons for the order. He stated: “Firstly, this is part of our ongoing efforts to optimise and renew our assets for greater operational efficiency. The new vessels will complement our existing fleet and support us in the enhancement of our connectivity to better meet the needs of our customers worldwide.
“Secondly, we have identified LNG as a commercially viable transition fuel solution and the new vessels, which will once again be LNG dual-fuel and ammonia ready, will contribute towards achieving our decarbonisation goal of attaining net zero carbon emission by 2050.”
This contract award follows PIL’s earlier contract to build four 14,000 teu LNG dual-fuel vessels announced in March this year.
