SINGAPORE's Pacific International Lines (PIL) has named its first two 14,000-TEU ships in a ceremony at Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai.
These are the largest vessels in PIL's fleet and the first to fully run on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), reports London's Port Technology International.
The first vessel, Kota Eagle was named by Chan Su-Shan, the wife of Dilhan Pillay, CEO of Temasek Holdings, while the second vessel, Kota Emerald was named by Liza Teo, the wife of S S Teo, executive chairman of PIL.
Upon their deliveries, the vessels will be plying the route from the Far East to Latin America on PIL's West Coast Central and South America Service 2 route.
The use of digitalization on the vessels is expected to increase the automation of tasks as well as enable better monitoring and planning of the vessels' operations and routes through PIL's Centre for Maritime Efficiency.
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These are the largest vessels in PIL's fleet and the first to fully run on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), reports London's Port Technology International.
The first vessel, Kota Eagle was named by Chan Su-Shan, the wife of Dilhan Pillay, CEO of Temasek Holdings, while the second vessel, Kota Emerald was named by Liza Teo, the wife of S S Teo, executive chairman of PIL.
Upon their deliveries, the vessels will be plying the route from the Far East to Latin America on PIL's West Coast Central and South America Service 2 route.
The use of digitalization on the vessels is expected to increase the automation of tasks as well as enable better monitoring and planning of the vessels' operations and routes through PIL's Centre for Maritime Efficiency.
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