Hanwha Ocean said on Wednesday the order worth 1.9336 trillion won ($1.39 billion) is for seven 15,880-teu LNG dual-fuel container ships.
These vessels will be constructed at Hanwha Ocean’s Geoje yard and are scheduled for delivery in 2028 and by the first half of 2029.
Earlier this year, LNG Prime reported, citing sources, that Taiwan’s Yang Ming approached yards in South Korea with requests for LNG dual-fuel vessels with a capacity of 15,000 teu.
After that, Yang Ming announced in July that its board approved the order of seven LNG dual-fuel containerships with a capacity of 15,000 teu from Hanwha Ocean.
According to Yang Ming, the newbuildings will be the first LNG dual-fuel container vessels in Taiwan to feature ammonia fuel ready (AFR) specifications.
In addition to complying with the stringent environmental requirements of the IMO, the design incorporates future conversion to ammonia dual-fuel propulsion.
This ensures both high operational efficiency and flexibility in alternative fuel adoption during the decarbonization transition, the shipping firm said.
The design has been granted the “Ammonia Fuel Ready Level 1C” notation by the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS).
Moreover, this vessel series will also be equipped with what they claim is the world’s first type B LNG fuel tank with a 1.0 bar design pressure, developed under a joint development project between Hanwha Ocean and ABS.
“This innovation enhances the safety and efficiency of LNG operations compared to the conventional 0.7 bar design, while supporting compliance with future shore-power regulations and providing a cleaner, more reliable energy transition solution,” they said.
