07MAR2019 - NEWS - Hapag-Lloyd inks contract for a pilot gas-conversion of container vessel Sajir with MAN Energy Solutions

Hapag-Lloyd has recently signed a contract for a pilot gas-conversion of a 15,000-TEU container vessel in what will be the world’s first retrofit of a mega container ship. It has signed a contract with MAN Energy Solutions for the engine conversion of 15,000-TEU Sajir. The pilot project will entail the conversion of an existing, HFO-burning MAN B&W 9S90ME-C engine to a dual-fuel MAN B&W ME-GI engine capable of running on HFO and LNG. The retrofit will be done at the Chinese Hudong/HRDD shipyard. The Hapag-Lloyd pilot project is scheduled to take place in 2020, when the five-year-old vessel will spend 90 days in dock. The DNV GL approved gas-storage system will occupy an area equivalent to 350 containers, including the pipework between storage and engine.

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