HMM launches two new box ships retrofitted with scrubbers
HMM held a launching ceremony for a newly-built 11,000 TEU containership, HMM
PROMISE in Busan in front of about 100 concerned persons, including C.K. YOO (HMM CEO), Hyun-Soo Bong (Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction), and Buwon Kang (Busan Port Authority).HMM PROMISE and her sister ship, HMM BLESSING which was also recently delivered to HMM
were equipped with scrubber systems to significantly reduce sulfur emission.
The scrubber system was retrofitted to the ship after she was delivered to HMM last August from Subic-based Korean shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction in the Philippines. This move was made in preparation of the 2020 environmental regulations.
The HMM PROMISE is the world’s first commercially operating mega container vessel of more than 11,000 TEUs equipped with a large scrubber system and her engine that ensures optimal economic speed and performance is expected to save fuel,” said an HMM official.
The HMM PROMISE will be deployed in East Coast of South America, while the HMM BLESSING, a sister vessel delivered from the same dockyard, will cover the West Coast of South America.