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World’s first large LNG-converted container vessel arrives home

The 15,000TEU vessel, Brussels Express, the first large container ship in the world to have been converted to gas propulsion, has sailed into its home port of Hamburg for the first time, during the weekend (5-6 June).

In September 2020, when the boxship was still named “Sajir”, it went into the Huarun Dadong Dockyard in Shanghai, where all the preparations had already been made to have a floating crane hoist the 1,300-tonne LNG tank into the belly of the ship as well as to carry out other work...

https://container-news.com/worlds-first-large-lng-converted-container-vessel-arrives-home/

Hapag-Lloyd’s 1st LNG Containership Retrofit Enters Service

  • The world’s first conversion of a large containership to LNG as fuel has been completed, German liner company Hapag-Lloyd has confirmed.
  • The 15,000 TEU vessel Sajir, now renamed Brussels Express, departed the Chinese shipyard Huarun Dadong Dockyard Co. and is now heading toward Busan, Korea.

Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd has started using the world’s first ultra-large containership LNG retrofit on its Asia-North Europe trade lane, reports Offshore Energy.

Debut journey to Brussels Express

The 15,000 TEU...

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Hapag Lloyd Makes A Switch To LNG

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 vessel

According 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...

https://mfame.guru/hapag-lloyd-makes-a-switch-to-lng/

Hapag Lloyd Reaches Its Milestone With A ‘Pick Up’

  • German vessel operator Hapag-Lloyd is converting a former UASC ship, the 15,000TEU Sajir, to operate on LNG fuel.
  • A floating crane came to aid in lifting the fuel tank into the ship’s hull.
  • Plans call for Sajir to complete its conversion phase and initial test voyages in early 2021 before being redeployed in the Asia-North Europe trade lane.

German shipping line Hapag-Lloyd marked a milestone in the conversion of Sajir to an LNG-fuelled vessel, when a fuel tank was lifted by a floating crane...

https://mfame.guru/hapag-lloyd-reaches-its-milestone-with-a-pick-up/

World’s First LNG Conversion Begins Operation

  • China’s Huarun Dadong yard has started retrofitting Hapag-Lloyd’s ultra-large containership Sajir to use LNG as fuel.
  • With a price tag of about $30 million, this is claimed to be the world’s first such conversion.
  • This pilot project will help to decide on future LNG conversions, to slash emissions and comply with more stringent IMO rules.

China’s Huarun Dadong yard has started retrofitting Hapag-Lloyd’s ultra-large containership Sajir to use LNG as fuel, in a move claimed to be the world’s...

https://mfame.guru/worlds-first-lng-conversion-begins-operation/

Hapag-Lloyd about “Sajir” LNG convertion

Hapag-Lloyd’s article:

The invention of the steamship at the end of the 18th century revolutionised the entire shipping industry, and there are some parallels with the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in container shipping today. For example, to operate using this fuel, instead of being able to simply flip a switch, you have to rethink all the equipment on a ship. When Hapag-Lloyd starts converting the large container ship “Sajir” in mid-2020, it will be launching a pilot project that could...

https://container-news.com/hapag-lloyd-sajir-ln-convertion/

Hapag-Lloyd marks milestone with “Sajir” LNG conversion

Hapag-Lloyd has scheduled to convert its first large container vessel in the second quarter of 2020. The 15,000 TEU container ship, “Sajir” will be the converted container ship.

The German shipping company believes that the conversion is a pilot project for the entire industry.

Hapag-Lloyd expects to gather experience from the conversion of “Sajir”, which will pay off when the company is considering buying new vessels. Germans will also gain valuable operational experience.

In case of the...

https://container-news.com/hapag-lloyd-milestone-sajir-lng-conversion/