The Hapag-Lloyd-owned 15,000 TEU container ship, Sajir, is currently being upgraded to run on LNG (liquefied natural gas) instead of fuel oil. It is the first retrofit of this scale, reports Cyprus Shipping News.
Singapore’s first LNG bunkering vesselAccording to the industry publication Ship & Bunker, the Sajir will arrive in the port of Rotterdam this quarter.
When the vessel was commissioned in 2015, the then owner, UASC, presented Sajir as ‘LNG-ready.’ Nevertheless, Hapag Lloyd estimates the...