Press Release
The 4th of June 2013, Nor-Shipping announced the winners of the 2013 Nor-Shipping Awards recognizing achievements in three different areas – energy efficiency, innovative ship design and young entrepreneurship. The awards were presented at the Nor-Shipping Opening Conference.
The Next Generation Ship Award recognizes the yard, designer or owner with the most promising design idea for a ship at sea in the coming decade.The winner in this category was the TOTE 3100 TEU container ship.
Built by General Dynamics NASSCO, the first two vessels will be delivered and enter service between Jacksonville, Florida and San Juan, Puerto Rico in 2015 and 2016. They represent the first order for LNG-powered containerships and will use a unique propulsion system to drastically improve emissions per container.
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Source: Nor-Shipping 2013
