Hyundai Heavy world's first in LNG-powered container launch
Man-su Choe
Aug 24, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
South Korean shipbuilding giant Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. has launched the world’s first Very Large Container Ship (VLCS) powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) as its subsidiary Hyundai Samho completed the sea trial of the vessel on August 24.
The 14,800 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) container ship is 366 meters long, 51 meters wide, and stands 29.9 meters deep. It is equipped with a single 12,000-cubic meter LNG tank which allows for a return trip between Asia and Europe.