EDF takes delivery of LNG dual-fuel LNG carrier

French electricity company EDF has taken delivery of an LNG dual-fuel LNG carrier from South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries.

PHOTO: EDF’s LNG dual-fuel LNG carrier Elisa Ardea. NYK

The vessel Elisa Ardea has a capacity of 174,000 cbm, and is equipped with a WinGD dual-fuel engine capable of running on both LNG and conventional marine fuels.

Managed by French company Gazocean, the ship will be used for LNG transportation. It is owned by France LNG Shipping, a joint venture between Japan's Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and France's Geogas LNG, and will operate under a long-term charter with EDF LNG Shipping, a subsidiary of EDF.

LNG has been gaining popularity among shipowners. The global LNG-fuelled fleet is currently made up of 611 vessels, classification society DNV data shows.

LNG can curb carbon dioxide emissions by about a quarter compared to conventional bunker fuels. But its methane emissions can be 36 times more potent as a greenhouse gas (GHG) compared to carbon dioxide over a century, according to a World Bank study.

By Tuhin Roy

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