VANCOUVER, BC, July 6, 2023
/CNW/ - Seaspan Corporation ("Seaspan"), a global leader in
containership ownership and management, in collaboration with
Hapag-Lloyd, one of the leading global liner shipping companies,
has entered into a Conversion Commitment Agreement with MAN Energy
Solutions. Under the terms of the Agreement, MAN PrimeServ, MAN
Energy Solutions' after-sales division, will deliver 15 engine
retrofit solutions for conversion of vessels powered by
conventional S90 engines from the Seaspan and Hapag-Lloyd fleets to
dual-fuel engines capable of running on methanol. This Agreement
includes 45 optional engine retrofit solutions. Each conversion can
provide a CO2 reduction of 50,000 –70,000 tonnes each year when
operating on green methanol. MAN will build and test a base engine
to qualify the methanol conversion technology and kits for the S90
engine, as these engines are no longer in
production.
Peter Curtis, Seaspan Executive
Advisor, said, "Developing this solution with MAN will enable the
marine industry to progress its advances in decarbonization by
means of improving performance of in-service conventional vessels.
The challenges ahead cannot be met by newbuilding alone. We believe
that retrofitting will be a necessary and major component of both
our emissions abatement program, and that of the maritime industry.
In addition, this solution creates an effective way to extend
operational lifetimes of the existing fleet, deliver fuel
flexibility, and avoid unnecessary additional newbuilds.
"This industry-leading effort between Seaspan, Hapag-Lloyd, and
MAN demonstrates the necessity for increased collaboration across
many aspects of our industry as we increasingly seek novel and
innovative solutions to more complex and difficult challenges than
we had in the past. Our forward thinking and collaborative mindset,
working with our customers and technology partners for many years,
has consistently provided a solid foundation for the continued
growth and leadership position of Seaspan," concluded Curtis.
Seaspan is the largest global containership lessor, primarily
focused on long-term time charters with the world's leading
container shipping lines. With an industry-leading newbuild program
of 70 vessels, Seaspan will bring its owned fleet to a total of 200
vessels and 1.9mn TEU capacity.
With a fleet of 250 modern containerships and a total transport
capacity of 1.8 million TEU, Hapag-Lloyd is one of the world's
leading liner shipping companies. Hapag-Lloyd aims at operating its
vessels in a climate-neutral manner to become net-zero carbon by
2045.
Bing Chen, President and Chief Executive Officer, and
Torsten Pedersen, Chief Operating
Officer, signed the Agreement on behalf of Seaspan Corporation,
while Thomas Leander, Head of
Solutions and Site Manager, Frederikshavn, Denmark; Jens
Seeberg, Head of Retrofits & Upgrades, MAN PrimeServ
Denmark; and Brian Østergaard Sørensen, Vice President and Head of
R&D, Two-Stroke Business signed on behalf of MAN Energy
Solutions. The development of this solution opportunity has been
led by
Thomas Leander of MAN Energy
Solutions, Peter Curtis, Executive
Advisor, of Seaspan and Richard von
Berlepsch, Managing Director Fleet of Hapag-Lloyd.
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