News / Hapag-Lloyd goes greener with $1bn investment in six LNG box ships

Hapag-Lloyd has finalised an order for six 23,500+ teu dual-fuel LNG-powered vessels, to be delivered between April and December 2023.

The ULCVs, which can also run on conventional bunkers, will be constructed at South Korea’s DSME shipyard at a cost of some $1bn.

They will, says the carrier, will be deployed on THE Alliance’s Asia to Europe service.

Hapag-Lloyd CEO Rolf Habben Jansen said: “With the investment in six ultra-large container vessels we will not only be able to reduce slot costs and improve ...