PIL adds second 14K TEU LNG dual-fuel newbuild to its fleet

Singapore-based shipping company Pacific International Lines (PIL) has taken delivery of its second 14,000 TEU LNG dual-fuel containership from Jiangnan Shipyard in China.

According to PIL’s social media update, the 335-meter-long and 51-meter-wide newbuild Kota Emerald was delivered on December 12, 2024.

Kota Emerald, which was named in mid-October together with its sister vessel Kota Emerald, is among the largest in PIL’s fleet and also among the first to fully run on LNG.

They are equipped with GTT’s Mark III LNG containment system and feature a high container intake as well as various energy-saving technologies such as hull coatings, an optimized hull form, and variable frequency drive motors.

The ships will also use artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) which will increase the automation of tasks and enable better monitoring and planning of the vessels’ operations and routes through PIL’s Centre for Maritime Efficiency, the company explained.

As previously reported, the newbuild duo will sail from the Far East to Latin America on PIL’s West Coast Central and South America Service 2 route.

The remaining two vessels in the 14,000 TEU LNG-powered series are expected to be delivered to PIL in the first half of 2025.

In the next few years, in total fourteen vessels with a capacity of 8,000 TEU, 13,000 TEU, and 9,000 TEU will join PIL’s fleet.