Hapag-Lloyd revealed Tuesday it will certainly retrofit its 15,000 TEU ship Sajir to cleaner burning LNG gas, coming to be the very first on the planet to transform a ship of this dimension to LNG power.

The German delivery line claimed it wishes the pilot job will certainly lead the way for transforming huge ships to dissolved all-natural, aiding to get rid of 15 to 30 percent of carbon dioxide exhausts contrasted to conventional gas oil.

An agreement for the retrofit was authorized recently with Hudong ZHONGHUAShipbuilding The conversion will certainly be accomplished in the Shanghai- based shipyard Huarun Dadong Dockyard.

Following the conversion, the Sajir’s engine system will certainly have the ability to operate making use of either LNG or low-sulphur gas oil (LSFO).

“By converting the ‘Sajir’, we will be the first shipping company in the world to retrofit a container ship of this size to LNG propulsion”, states Richard von Berlepsch, Managing Director Fleet Management at Hapag-Lloyd “By carrying out this unprecedented pilot, we hope to learn for the future and to pave the way for large ships to be retrofitted to use this alternative fuel.”

Built in 2014, the MV Sajir is among the 17 vessels in Hapag-Lloyd’s fleet that were initially made to be LNG-ready. Its sixteen sis ships are additionally practically planned for retrofitting, yet Hapag-Lloyd did not state whether various other ships in the collection will certainly go through a comparable retrofit.