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LNG-Powered Marlin Class Containerships

Model Isla Bella, Perla Del Caribe

764-foot containerships built for TOTE, the world's first LNG-powered containerships, with a MAN ME-GI dual-fuel slow-speed engine.

Description

Built under a two-ship contract signed with TOTE in December 2012, the Marlin Class containerships were designed by DSEC, a subsidiary of DSME, and use DSME's patented LNG fuel-gas system and the world's first order of a MAN ME-GI dual-fuel slow-speed engine. Isla Bella, the world's first LNG-powered containership, was delivered on October 16, 2015, and sister ship Perla Del Caribe in January 2016.

Key features

  • Double-hulled
  • Length 233.0 m (764.4 ft), beam 32.2 m (105.6 ft)
  • Design draft 10.5 m (34.4 ft)
  • Target operating speed 22.0 knots
  • MAN ME-GI dual-fuel slow-speed main engine

Applications

  • Jones Act container service for TOTE

Specifications

Length233.0 m (764.4 ft)
Beam32.2 m (105.6 ft)
Design draft10.5 m (34.4 ft)
Speed22.0 knots
Main engineMAN ME-GI dual fuel slow speed engine

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