Steel cutting ceremony for our next new build in Korea

Last week our partners Hyundai Mipo Dockyard held the steel cutting ceremony of our next new build vessel at their shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea. 

The ceremonial cutting of the first steel plate marks the start of construction of the vessel.

The new ship is the first ship of two ships currently on order and will be equipped with two conventional main engines as well as two large shaft generators of 6 MW each, which can be used for generating power or for electric propulsion. In full electric mode the ship will be able to achieve a cruising speed of 16-17 kn. The vessels have a high degree of flexibility allowing for a seamless integration of new fuels, fuel cells and/or battery technology in the future. Compared with our largest vessels currently in operation (Celine and Delphine), the new ships will further reduce CO2 emissions by 40% while having the same cargo capacity.​
 

The delivery of the two vessels are scheduled for the first half of 2025.

Below, in the pictures are representatives of HMD (Shipyard), DNV (Classification Society) and our Anglo-Eastern Technical Services Site Team who are following up the complete process on behalf of CLdN.