MARIC receives LR approval for dualfuel PCTC design

Classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) reports it has awarded approval in principle (AIP) to the Marine Design & Research Institute of China (MARIC) for a dual-fuel 12,800 CEU capacity pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) design – the world’s largest car carrier.  The ship is part of a new generation of Ultra-Large environmentally friendly roll

HD Hyundai Marine Solution successfully implements EPLO retrofit service

HD Hyundai Marine Solution, a global leading company in the eco-friendly ship retrofitting business, has recently successfully completed an Engine Part Load Optimization (EPLO) project for a Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC). The vessel, MV Morning Concert, is the first of up to eight car carriers from Wallenius Wilhelmsen to undergo EPLO retrofits based

DNV awards AiP for world’s largest car carrier design

At the Marintec China trade fair, DNV awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) certificate to China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Nanjing) Co., Ltd. for its ground-breaking 11,000-CEU capacity pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) design. Recognized as the world’s largest PCTC, the 234m long and 40m wide ship will have 14 decks allowing 11,000 car equivalent

NYK, FueLNG JV completed first bunkering of LNG-fueled PCTC

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and FueLNG, a joint venture between Keppel Offshore & Marine and Shell Eastern Petroleum, have completed the first bunkering of an LNG-fueled pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) in Singapore. NYK’s Jasmine Leader, one of the largest PCTCs in the world, successfully completed her LNG bunkering with FueLNG Bellina on