22.06.2020
Artikel Nummer: 32412
UECC's next hybrid newbuild on the horizon
The building of UECC's second LNG Battery Hybrid powered pure car truck carrier (PCTC) is underway. The steel cutting ceremony took place recently at Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai. Due to the current Covid-19 crisis, the traditional event was less enthusiastic than usually.
However, UECC’s CEO Glenn Edvardsen underlined the importance of the “significant fleet renewal programme" and left no doubt regarding his conviction of the necessity of new propulsions.
“The LNG /battery/hybrid installation will be a pioneering design and will take UECC beyond the IMO target of a 40% reduction in carbon intensity by 2030.” This strategy is supported by the two UECC parent companies NYK and Wallenius Lines. (mw)