Trio teams up to develop LNG containership design

General Electric (GE), Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Lloyd’s Register’s (LR) have joined forces to develop an LNG-powered containership design.

The 14,000 TEU containership design includes combined gas turbine, electric and steam (COGES) propulsion and power system technology, the three companies said in a joint statement on Wednesday.

The joint development project was signed on March 15 in Seoul, South Korea, and is the “latest step in the development of gas turbine powered ship designs suitable for deep sea, commercial applications,” the three companies said.

While gas turbines have been used at sea in naval ships and high speed craft, as well as in passenger ships, the turbines have not yet been applied to mainstream cargo shipping, according to the statement.

This project will develop a design to “maximise the potential operational benefits” of gas turbine systems. The LNG fuelled gas turbines will also be able to run on diesel.

LNG World News Staff