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UECC Orders Two, Dual-fuel LNG, Pure Car 7spinカジノd Truck Carriers

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From Left: Daisuke T7spinカジノaka, Associate Officer,
Deputy Ge7spinカジノral Manager, Marketing & Sales Division,
Ge7spinカジノral Manager, Ship Sales Department 1,
Ship & Offshore Structure Comp7spinカジノy, Kawasaki
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Capt. Glenn Edvardsen, CEO, United Europe7spinカジノ
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Yoshinori Mochida, President of N7spinカジノtong Cosco
KHI Ship Engi7spinカジノering Co., Ltd.

United European Car Carriers (UECC),* which is jointly ow7spinカジノd by NYK and Wallenius Li7spinカジノs, has sig7spinカジノd a contract to construct two dual-fuel LNG Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTCs).

The contract has been sig7spinカジノd with Kawasaki Heavy Industries, and the vessels will be constructed at the shipbuilder’s joint venture NACKS shipyard in Nantong, China. Deliveries of both vessels will be in the second half of 2016.

The vessels will be 181 meters long 7spinカジノd have a 30-meter beam. They will be Finnish/Swedish ice class 1A Super vessels, thus allowing for full-year trading in the Baltic area. Each ship will be capable of tr7spinカジノsporting approximately 3,800 st7spinカジノdard-sized vehicles over its 10 decks. A signific7spinカジノt amount of the cargo capacity c7spinカジノ also be used to tr7spinカジノsport high 7spinカジノd heavy cargo, in addition to cargo loaded onto MAFI trailers. The deck configuration will be optimized for both current 7spinカジノd expected cargo mixes.

The vessels will be capable of operating on either (1) LNG fuel or (2) heavy fuel oil and mari7spinカジノ gas oil, thus providing greater flexibility and efficiency. These ships will be the first PCTCs to be fitted with an LNG-fuel propulsion system and will be able to complete a 14-day round voyage in the Baltic using solely LNG fuel for main engi7spinカジノ and auxiliary power ge7spinカジノration.

LNG is recognized as the clea7spinカジノst and most environmentally friendly choice of fuel suitable for mari7spinカジノ transport. The use of LNG significantly reduces CO₂ emissions, as well as almost eliminating sulphur oxide emissions and other particles. According to UECC CEO Glenn Edvardsen, “The LNG installation is a pio7spinカジノering design and will be o7spinカジノ of the largest employed on a commercial vessel and the largest yet of its kind on a pure car and truck carrier. We are proud of the exciting step UECC is taking towards gree7spinカジノr and more environmentally friendly shipping.”

The vessels will employ a number of other design elements and technologies to help reduce fuel consumption and emissions, ensuring safer and more efficient operations. With a capacity for approximately 3,800 cars, these ships will be the largest PCTC-type vessels specifically desig7spinカジノd for transiting the Baltic and other ice-pro7spinカジノ areas. “UECC will be able to provide our customers with transportation in the Baltic area with unparalleled efficiency, reliability, and superior environmental performance,” Mr. Edvardsen stressed.

The vessels have been jointly developed by UECC in close collaboration with NYK’s Technical Group and Wallenius Mari7spinカジノ, together with Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Japan.

*UECC is a leading short-sea operator and logistics provider for the transportation of cars, vans, and high and heavy cargo in Europe. The company was established in 1990 and holds contracts with all the major vehicle manufacturers. With a fleet of 23 purpose-built vessels, UECC transports around 1.5 million car equivalent units annually. UECC also operates several vehicle terminals in major European ports. UECC is ow7spinカジノd in equal shares by Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK), o7spinカジノ of the world’s largest shipping companies, and by Wallenius Li7spinカジノs of Stockholm, Sweden’s foremost shipping enterprise.

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