“PONTUS HIGHWAY”, a car carrier with a capacity of 7,000 vehicles, has been delivered to Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) on November 28. As same as the “NEREUS HIGHWAY”, its sister-vessel, which was delivered in August, the vessel is mainly fueled by liquefied natural gas (LNG) and was constructed by CHINA MERCHANTS JINLING SHIPYARD (JIANGSU) CO., LTD.
[PONTUS HIGHWAY]
LNG fuel is expected to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), a greenhouse gas (GHG), by 25% to 30%, emissions of sulfur oxides (SOx), which cause air pollution, by almost 100%, and emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) by approximately 75%, which is compliant with IMO Tier III NOx regulations, compared to conventional vessels using heavy fuel oil. It is equipped with the latest dual-fuel electronic control engine, “7X62DF-2.1 iCER” by WinGD, which will reduce methane slip when using LNG fuel.
In “K” LINE Environmental Vision 2050 -Blue Seas for the Future- *¹, we have set the 2030 interim target of improving CO2 emissions efficiency by 50% compared with 2008, surpassing the IMO target of a 40% improvement. Furthermore, we set our new target for 2050 as “The Challenge of Achieving Net-Zero GHG Emissions”. As an action plan, we will continue to work on the introduction of new fuels which have a low environmental impact and take on the challenge of achieving the targets we have established.
From left
Assistant Manager of Car Carrier Planning & Development Group, Hiroto ARAI, “K” LINE
Assistant of General Manager, Jiang Debing, CHINA MERCHANTS JINLING SHIPYARD (JIANGSU)CO., LTD.
[Vessel Particulars]
Main Measure: LOA 199.99 meters x Beam 38.00 meters x Depth 39.28 meters x Draft 9.00 meters
Gross Ton: 75,698 T
Main Engine: WinGD 7X62DF-2.1
Speed: 19.0 KTS
Class: DNV
Flag: Panama
Builder: CHINA MERCHANTS JINLING SHIPYARD (JIANGSU) CO., LTD.
Source: Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha