Hapag-Lloyd back at Hanwha Ocean for next series of dual-fuel ships

Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd is lining up more dual-fuel containership newbuilds. The Hamburg-based global carrier has returned to South Korea for six 16,800 teu vessels, according to multiple shipbuilding sources.

Hanwha Ocean is set to build the LNG dual-fuel boxships at about $200m each with delivery expected between 2027 and 2028.

The new deal with Hanwha Ocean, formerly Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), will follow Hapag-Lloyd’s orders for a series of 23,600 teu ultra large boxships placed in 2020 and 2021.

Last year, the world’s fifth largest liner signed up for 12 dual-fuel newbuildings of similar capacity at Yangzijiang Shipbuilding for which funding was recently secured under Hapag-Lloyd’s green financing framework. The deal included options for six additional vessels for delivery in 2028 and 2029.