PIL orders four ammonia-ready containerships

The vessels will be equipped with dual-fuel engines and auxiliaries which can run on LNG or low sulphur fuel oil. 

The four vessels will be delivered progressively from 2H 2024 through to 1H 2025. When delivered, the vessels will become the largest container vessels in PIL’s fleet and the first vessels in the fleet to run on LNG.

Lars Kastrup, Co-President and Executive Director of PIL, said, “This contract to build the four 14,000 TEU LNG dual-fuelled vessels marks our plan to continue optimising our fleet to serve our customers in our key markets. At the same time, it is aligned to our total commitment to reducing PIL’s carbon emissions by tapping on the latest technologies available. The LNG option represents an important step in PIL’s decarbonisation journey, and as BioLNG and e-Methane as well as other technology solutions mature, we aspire to continue to be at the forefront of these developments to achieve the zero emission target.”

The first ammonia-fuel ready vessel in the world, the ABS-classed Suezmax tanker the Kriti Future, was delivered to owners Avin International in February 2022.