PIL launches LNG dual-fuel container ship

Singapore-based shipping firm Pacific International Lines (PIL) has launched a new dual-fuel container ship that can run on LNG and conventional marine fuels.

IMAGE: LNG dual-fuel container ship Kota Oasis. PIL

The 8,200 TEU container ship, Kota Oasis, is the first in a series of four LNG dual-fuel vessels ordered from Chinese shipbuilder Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, PIL said.

The vessels will be equipped with Swiss marine power firm WinGD’s engines.

Kota Oasis is PIL’s fifth dual-fuel vessel that can run on LNG, joining the company's four 14,000 TEU LNG-capable vessels delivered since October last year.

Additionally, the company has 13 LNG dual-fuel vessels on order to be delivered over the next few years.

By Aparupa Mazumder

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