H\u00f6egh Autoliners names its newest Aurora Class vessel, H\u00f6egh Sunrise
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Marking a notable step towards zero-emission deep-sea shipping. H\u00f6egh Autoliners last week named its fifth Aurora Class vessel H\u00f6egh Sunrise<\/em> in a ceremony at Omaezaki Port in Shizuoka, Japan.<\/p>\n With a capacity of up to 9,100 cars, and featuring reinforced decks and enhanced internal ramp systems, these vessels can carry electric vehicles on all 14 decks.<\/p>\n On her journey to Japan from China Merchants Heavy Industry\u2019s (CMHI) Jiangsu yard, which is building all the Aurora Class vessels, the H\u00f6egh Sunrise<\/em> bunkered LNG fuel in Shanghai. Already today ,H\u00f6egh Autoliners says, she and the other commercially active Aurora Class vessels are reducing carbon emissions by 58% per transported car compared to the current industry average.<\/p>\n The company\u2019s goal is to achieve zero-emission operations by 2040.<\/p>\n With a capacity of up to 9,100 cars, and featuring reinforced decks and enhanced internal ramp systems, these vessels can carry electric vehicles on all it\u2019s 14 decks.<\/p>\n All Aurora Class vessels are certified with DNV\u2019s \u201cammonia ready\u201d and \u201cmethanol ready\u201d notations \u2013 making them the first in the PCTC segment capable of operating on carbon-neutral ammonia with the main engine designed by MAN Energy Solutions<\/a> and the bridge system supplied by Kongsberg Maritime<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThe naming of our fifth vessel, H\u00f6egh Sunris<\/em>e, marks a significant milestone for us and highlights the strength of the maritime cluster we work closely with on a daily basis,\u201d said H\u00f6egh Autoliners CEO, Andreas Enger. \u201cWith H\u00f6egh Sunrise and the Aurora Class newbuilding program, we are leading the way in addressing emissions in a hard-to-abate sector. We are setting new standards for sustainable deep-sea transportation and taking a major step toward our 2040 zero-emissions goal. As the largest and most environmentally friendly PCTCs ever built, the Aurora Class vessels represent the transformation our segment needs.\u201d<\/p>\n