Hafnia announced that it will soon welcome four new dual fuel LR2 product vessels which will be time chartered out to its long-standing customers TOTAL Energies and Equinor , owned by a joint venture of Hafnia and CSSC Shipping.
These new additions are currently under construction and the first of the vessels HAFNIA LANGUEDOC, will be delivered in January 2023, with HAFNIA LOIRE following in April. Both vessels have recently been launched from Dry Dock, with Sea & Gas trials of HAFNIA LANGUEDOC taking place in January 2023.
In alignment with Hafnia’s sustainability values and ambitions in transitioning towards a greener future, these four LR2 tankers are equipped with Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) propulsion technology.
Hafnia says that LNG is widely regarded as a promising marine fuel helping the shipping industry move towards its goal of a 50% reduction in GHG emissions by 2050.
Built by Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI), these dual-fuel vessels incorporate design traits we believe necessary for ships of the future.
The high-pressure dual-fuel LNG engines incorporate a flexible design that not only ensures close to zero methane slip but also makes them adaptable to the zero-emission fuels of the future (such as ammonia or methanol).
