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PIL names its first two 14,000 TEU LNG dual-fuel container vessels

Oct 15, 2024

Pacific International Lines (PIL) has named its first two 14,000 TEU container vessels in a ceremony at Jiangnan Shipyard in China today. They are the largest vessels in PIL’s fleet as well as the first to fully run on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG).

PIL names the 14,000 TEU container vessels, Kota Eagle and Kota Emerald, the largest and first LNG powered vessels in its fleet.

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.

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