Hyundai Heavy Industries, Lloyd’s Register and General Electric are coming together for a revolutionary new boxship design using LNG fuelled gas turbines and electric motors.
“While gas turbines are a proven technology and have been used at sea in naval ships and high speed craft, as well as in passenger ships, the benefits of gas turbines have not yet been applied to mainstream cargo shipping. This project will develop a design to safely maximise the potential operational benefits of gas turbine systems,” LR said in a release.
Brien Bolsinger, GE VP marine operations, said: “The gas turbine is so lightweight – fully 80% lighter and 30% smaller than comparable slow-speed diesel applications – that it can be located anywhere on the ship.”
