Hafnia will certainly quickly invite 4 brand-new twin gas LR2 item vessel enhancements to its fleet from China’s Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI).
Owned by a joint endeavor of Hafnia and also CSSC Shipping, the vessels will certainly be time hired out, consisting of 2 each for overall Energies and also Equinor.
The newbuilds are presently incomplete and also the initial of the vessels Hafnia Languedoc, will certainly be supplied in January 2023, with Hafnia Loire adhering to inApril Both vessels have actually lately been introduced from completely dry dock, with sea and also gas tests of Hafnia Languedoc happening in January 2023.
Takeover of all 4 vessels will certainly happen throughout 2023 and also 2024, noting the start of alternative gas use atHafnia “We are confident these vessels will pave the path for alternative fuel enabled vessels entering the Hafnia fleet in future,” claimed Ralph Juhl, EVP Technical.
The vessels’ high-pressure dual-fuel liquified gas (LNG) engines integrate a versatile style that not just guarantees near no methane slip however additionally makes them versatile to the zero-emission gas of the future, such as ammonia or methanol. The ships come geared up with a state-of-the art fuel gas supply system that has complete redundancy on all supply systems and also which can take care of boil-off gas from the LNG storage tanks under any type of problem. The complementary engines, gensets and also central heating boilers will certainly have the ability to operate on numerous gas kinds.
