ULCS

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...

https://mfame.guru/hapag-lloyds-1st-lng-containership-retrofit-enters-service/

ONE Announces Long-term Charter of World’s Largest ULCSs

Ocean Network Express (ONE), in a press relase, reports the signing of Letter of Intent (LoI) with Shoei Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. for the 15-year long-term charter of six new Ultra Large Container Ships (ULCS) with capacity greater than 24,000 TEU each, the world’s largest class ever.

Fuel efficient vessels

The new buildings are planned to be built by the consortium of Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. and Japan Marine United Corporation and ONE expects to take delivery in 2023 and 2024.

This new class of...

https://mfame.guru/one-announces-long-term-charter-of-worlds-largest-ulcss/

Το μέλλον των ULCS στη μετά Covid εποχή

Tο 2013, η Maersk παρουσίασε τη νέα γενιά πλοίων μεταφοράς εμπορευματοκιβωτίων Ultra Large Containers Ships (ULCS) με χωρητικότητα 20.000 TEUs, διπλάσια από το μέγεθος των μεγαλύτερων πλοίων αυτού του τύπου που έπλεαν. Έτσι ξεκίνησε ένας ανταγωνισμός μεταξύ των ναυτιλιακών εταιρειών για τη ναυπήγηση μεγάλων διαστάσεων πλοίων.

Τα containerships διακινούν τη συντριπτική πλειονότητα των προϊόντων μεταποίησης, γι’ αυτό οι διαχειρίστριες εταιρείες πείστηκαν ότι τα υπερμεγέθη πλοία θα γίνονταν ένα...

https://www.naftikachronika.gr/2020/04/23/to-mellon-ton-ulcs-sti-meta-covid-epochi/

LR Collaborates With MAN To Design Ammonia-fuelled ULCS

  • LR has collaborated with DSIC and Man Energy Solutions to develop the first ammonia-fuelled ULCS in China.
  • LR facilitated hazard identification (HAZID) workshops to determine potential hazards throughout the design phase.
  • It also covers areas limited to the ammonia-fuelled engine and the external piping systems.
  • It also provides technical guidance regarding the ship’s design and the provision of technical materials, in accordance with regulatory rules, procedures, and guidelines.

Llyod’s...

http://mfame.guru/lr-collaborates-with-man-to-design-ammonia-fuelled-ulcs/