As previously reported by BBN, European Car Carriers (UECC), signed a contract to construct three new generation PCTC’s (pure car truck carriers) in China.
The steel cutting ceremony for UECC’s second LNG Battery Hybrid powered PCTC took place at Jiangnan Shipyard, Shanghai, China in May 2020. Given the current Covid-19 crises, the official Steel Cutting Ceremony was somewhat subdued. However, UECC’s CEO Glenn Edvardsen, stated: “It pleases me tremendously that UECC is able to push ahead with this significant fleet renewal program, despite all the Covid-19 related challenges facing our industry”.
As Mr. Edvardsen has stated before, “the LNG /Battery/Hybrid installation will be a pioneering design and will take UECC beyond the IMO target of 40% reduction in carbon intensity by 2030.”
UECC is jointly owned by Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and Wallenius Lines.
