Taiwanese shipping company Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation has commissioned South Korean shipbuilding heavyweight Hanwha Ocean to construct a septet of 16,000 TEU dual-fuel boxships powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG).
Courtesy of Yang Ming
As disclosed, the shipbuilding contract was signed on September 16. It encompasses seven units with a precise capacity of 15,880 TEUs, which will reportedly be the first-ever LNG dual-fuel container vessels in Taiwan to also feature ammonia fuel-ready (AFR) specifications.
It is understood that the ammonia notation was granted by the classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS).
Once completed, the containerships are planned to be handed over between 2028 and 2029.
Per officials from Yang Ming, as the design of the newbuilds incorporates future conversion to ammonia dual-fuel operations, the units could play an important role in the shipping player’s
