PONTUS HIGHWAY, an LNG car carrier with a capacity of 7,000 vehicles, has been delivered to Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) on 28 November.
In the same way NEREUS HIGHWAY, its sister-vessel, which was delivered in August, the vessel is mainly fueled by liquefied natural gas (LNG) and was constructed by China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (JIANGSU). The vessel is equipped with the latest dual-fuel electronic control engine, “7X62DF-2.1 iCER” by WinGD, which will reduce methane slip when using LNG fuel.
Vessel particulars:
- Main Measure: LOA 199.99 meters x Beam 38.00 meters x Depth 39.28 meters x Draft 9.00 meters
- Gross Ton: 75,698 T
- Main Engine: WinGD 7X62DF-2.1
- Speed: 19.0 KTS
- Class: DNV
- Flag: Panama
- Builder: CHINA MERCHANTS JINLING SHIPYARD (JIANGSU) CO., LTD.
In line with “K” LINE’s Environmental Vision 2050 -Blue Seas for the Future-, the company has set the 2030 interim target of improving CO2 emissions efficiency by 50% compared with 2008, surpassing the IMO target of a 40% improvement.
Furthermore, the company sets its new target for 2050 as “The Challenge of Achieving Net-Zero GHG Emissions”.
As an action plan, we will continue to work on the introduction of new fuels which have a low environmental impact and take on the challenge of achieving the targets we have established.
…said “K” LINE.
