LNG bunkering of PIL’s first LNG dual-fuel 14,000 TEU boxship

The container ship Kota Eagle is Pacific International Lines’ (PIL) first LNG dual-fuel 14,000 teu container ship. In the ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation conducted at the Yangshan port in Shanghai, the ship received about 8,000 cbm of LNG from the bunker vessel Hai Gang Wei Lai on October 26 with the support of the bunkering supplier Shanghai SIPG Energy Service (SSES).

Kota Eagle, which is on her maiden voyage, is the first vessel in PIL’s fleet to be powered by LNG.

Following the bunkering, she will sail to Ningbo and depart for Latin America on PIL’s West Coast Central and South America Service 2 route.

Meanwhile, Kota Eagle’s LNG dual-fuel engine is complemented with various energy saving technologies with the aim to further reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.

The use of LNG as a marine fuel is a pragmatic option, PIL said, enabling the shipping industry to achieve tangible and immediate reduction in carbon emissions.