South Korea\u2019s HD Hyundai Heavy Industries held a naming ceremony on Friday for Yang Ming Marine Transport\u2019s LNG dual-fuel container vessel.<\/p>\n
Yang Ming said the ship YM Wayfinder is the third vessel in its series of 15,500-teu class LNG dual-fuel container vessels built by HD HHI.<\/p>\n
YM Wayfinder is scheduled to commence service on the Asia-North Europe FE3 service on July 1.<\/p>\n
This series of vessels built by HD HHI has a length overall of 364.97 meters, a breadth of 51 meters, and a capacity of approximately 15,600 teu.<\/p>\n
Earlier this year, Yang Ming named <\/a>YM Willpower and YM Worthiness.<\/p>\n Yang Ming said the two ships are already in service and primarily operate on LNG. <\/p>\n To date, the two vessels have bunkered more than 11,158 metric tons of LNG, which is expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 12,532 metric tons, according to the firm.<\/p>\n In May 2023, Yang Ming\u00a0signed<\/a>\u00a0a shipbuilding deal with HD Hyundai Heavy for the construction of five LNG-powered containerships with a capacity of 15,500 teu.<\/p>\n Yang Ming will pay about $937 million for the five vessels, or $187 million per ship.<\/p>\n Last year, South Korea\u2019s Hanwha Ocean also\u00a0secured\u00a0<\/a>an order worth about $1.39 billion for Yang Ming\u2019s LNG dual-fuel container vessels.<\/p>\n The order includes seven 15,880-teu LNG dual-fuel container ships.<\/p>\n