Hybrid electric propulsion at the heart of next-gen LNG carrier design
London-headquartered Lloyd’s Register (LR), a maritime classification and technical services provider, is teaming up with South Korea’s HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), headquartered in Ulsan, and HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE), based in Seongnam, to push hybrid-electric propulsion into the next generation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers (LNGCs).
The partners have secured approval in principle (AiP) for a 185,000-cubic-meter (cbm) LNG carrier design aimed at cutting fuel consumption and emissions while laying the groundwork for
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