Guangzhou Shipbuilding International (GSI) has received an order to build four 10,800 CEU Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTCs) for HMM, the largest in the world.
As informed, the Chinese yard, Guangzhou Shipbuilding International (GSI), has received an order for 4 × MAN B&W 8S60ME-GI engines in connection with the building of 4 × 10,800 CEU Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTCs) for South Korean shipping owner, HMM Co. Ltd.. CSIC Diesel Engine Co. Ltd (CSE) will build the Mk10.5 dual-fuel -GI (-Gas Injection) engines in China, which will feature Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) emissions-reduction technology for Tier III NOx compliance.
Upon delivery, the PCTCs will go out on charter to Hyundai Glovis Co., Ltd., the logistics company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea and part of the Hyundai Kia Automotive Group.
MAN Energy Solutions will also provide the 3 × MAN 8L28/32DF (Dual-Fuel) GenSets aboard each vessel with CSSC Marine Power Zhenjian Ltd. (CMP) set to build these, also in China.
Bjarne Foldager, Country Manager for Denmark at MAN Energy Solutions, emphasized the company’s capability to provide comprehensive propulsion solutions for advanced PCTC projects.
Meanwhile, Thomas S. Hansen, Head of Sales and Promotion at MAN Energy Solutions, highlighted the growing demand for dual-fuel engines in the car carrier market and the ME-GI engine’s leading position, with over 700 orders, as the world’s most efficient, methane-fueled engine.
To remind, it was also recently announced that MAN Energy Solutions has secured an order for 3 × MAN 6L21/31DF-M (Dual Fuel-Methanol) GenSets for the construction of a 7,990 dwt IMO Type II chemical bunker tanker.
